Family Wife Lee Hye-Gyeong
Occupation Athlete
Languages Korean
License number 29031987004
Club
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
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Zone Championships | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shanghai (CHINA), 2013-06-04 | |||||
Hong Kong (HONG KONG, CHINA), 2017-06-16 | |||||
Grand Prix | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | |
Doha (QATAR), 2016-12-09 | Budapest (HUNGARY), 2016-03-18 | ||||
Budapest (HUNGARY), 2024-03-09 |
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing in grade seven of middle school in Haenam County, Republic of Korea.
Why this sport? He became interested in the sport after seeing his friends practising.
Club / Team Iksan City Hall: Republic of Korea
Name of coach Lee Su-Geun [club], KOR; Gu Gyo-dong [national], KOR
Handedness Right
Most influential person in career His wife. (jbnews.com, 03 Aug 2021)
Milestones He and his teammates Song Jae-Ho, Ma Se-Geon, and Park Sang-Young became the first men's team representing the Republic of Korea to win a medal in team epee at the Olympic Games when they claimed bronze at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Apr 2022; donga.com, 30 Jul 2021)
Ambitions To win a medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (jbnews.com, 03 Aug 2021)
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