Personal Information
Residence Daejeon, KOR
Occupation Student
Languages Korean
Higher education Physical Education - Daejeon University: Korea
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in year seven at middle school in Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Why this sport? He was influenced by his older brother.
Club / Team Daejeon University: Korea
Name of coach Do Seon-Ki [club], KOR; Yang Dal-Sik [national], KOR; You Sang-Joo [national], KOR
Handedness Right
General Interest
Most influential person in career Coaches Yang Seung-Hwan and Kim Young-Ho. (sportsq.co.kr, 09 Nov 2015)
Hero / Idol Korean fencer Kim Jung-Hwan. (segye.com, 16 Dec 2016)
Injuries He had surgery on the little toe on his right foot in August 2016. (segye.com, 16 Dec 2016)
Awards and honours He was named the 2017 Best Fencer of the Year by the Korean Fencing Federation. (osen.mt.co.kr, 13 Dec 2017)
Famous relatives His older brother Oh Sang-Min has also represented the Republic of Korea in fencing, and competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Jun 2018; kmib.co.kr, 13 Feb 2015)
Ambitions To win gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (hankookilbo.com, 18 Jan 2016)
