Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Korean
License number 03031993001
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in grade seven of middle school.
Why this sport? The coach at her middle school encouraged her to take up the sport after identifying her talent during a physical education class.
Club / Team Ansan City Hall: Korea
Name of coach Lee Hyun-Soo [club], KOR; Lee Kook-Hyun [national], KOR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Milestones She and her teammates Kim Ji-Yeon, Choi Sooyeon and Yoon Jisu became the first Korean women's team to win a medal in team sabre at the Olympic Games when they claimed bronze at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (kihoilbo.co.kr, 23 Mar 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Apr 2022)
Ambitions To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (joongdo.co.kr, 04 Apr 2022)
