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'''Jessica Zi Jia Guo''' (born June 23, 2005)<ref name="team_canada_profile">{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/jessica-guo/|title=Jessica Guo|website=Team Canada|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Canadian foil fencer. In 2019, Jessica won the silver medal in the [[Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's foil|women's foil]] event at the [[2019 Pan American Games]] held in Lima, Peru.<ref name="ruben_limardo_beats_brother_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083106/limardo-clash-in-epee-final-at-lima-2019|title=Rubén Limardo beats brother to claim third straight Pan American Games épée title|date=6 August 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=April 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="teenage_fencer_nabs_silver_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Strong|first=Gregory|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2019/08/05/teenage-fencer-jessica-guo-nabs-pan-am-silver.html|title=Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver|date=August 5, 2019|work=The Star|access-date=April 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="brownsburg_cyclist_chloe_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Woods|first=David|date=16 December 2019|title=Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold|work=IndyStar|url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/08/07/brownsburg-cyclist-chloe-dygert-owen-honors-late-teammate-after-winning-gold-pan-am-games/1949492001/|url-status=live|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> In the final, she lost against [[Lee Kiefer]] of the United States.<ref name="brownsburg_cyclist_chloe_lima_2019"/><ref name="fencing_results_book_panam_lima_2019">{{Cite web|title=Fencing Results Book|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|website=2019 Pan American Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306144947/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2020|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>
'''Jessica Zi Jia Guo''' (born 23 June 2005)<ref name="team_canada_profile">{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/jessica-guo/|title=Jessica Guo|website=Team Canada|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Canadian foil fencer. In 2019, Jessica won the silver medal in the [[Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's foil|women's foil]] event at the [[2019 Pan American Games]] held in Lima, Peru.<ref name="ruben_limardo_beats_brother_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083106/limardo-clash-in-epee-final-at-lima-2019|title=Rubén Limardo beats brother to claim third straight Pan American Games épée title|date=6 August 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=April 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="teenage_fencer_nabs_silver_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Strong|first=Gregory|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2019/08/05/teenage-fencer-jessica-guo-nabs-pan-am-silver.html|title=Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver|date=August 5, 2019|work=The Star|access-date=April 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="brownsburg_cyclist_chloe_lima_2019">{{Cite news|last=Woods|first=David|date=16 December 2019|title=Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold|work=IndyStar|url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/08/07/brownsburg-cyclist-chloe-dygert-owen-honors-late-teammate-after-winning-gold-pan-am-games/1949492001/|url-status=live|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> In the final, she lost against [[Lee Kiefer]], a University fencer who lives in the United States. Jessica Guo's height is unusually short for a fencer, as can be seen on the Official Team Canada website. Despite this, after fencing for almost a decade, she has received many achievements in the sport, as can be seen on an article in Team Canada's official website listed below. <ref name="brownsburg_cyclist_chloe_lima_2019"/><ref name="fencing_results_book_panam_lima_2019">{{Cite web|title=Fencing Results Book|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|website=2019 Pan American Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306144947/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/FE_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|archive-date=6 March 2020|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>


In 2020, COVID-19 has prevented her from training, but police have discovered her secretly training at fencing club, against provincial restrictions. This has proved to be trouble for her, as of recent (2021). <ref name="hua_hua_fencing">{{cite web |last1=Hua |first1=Hua |title=Huahua fencing training place |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com |website=Sport Fencing Training |publisher=HuaHua Fencing |accessdate=19 January 2020}}</ref> </ref>{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Guo |title=Addition to information on Zi Jia Guo|url=https://www.hilarispublisher.com/author/jessica-guo-2487}}</ref>
In 2020, COVID-19 has prevented her from training, but police have discovered her secretly training at fencing club, against provincial restrictions. This has proved to be trouble for her, as of recent (2021). <ref name="hua_hua_fencing">{{cite web |last1=Hua |first1=Hua |title=Huahua fencing training place |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com |website=Sport Fencing Training |publisher=HuaHua Fencing |accessdate=19 January 2020}}</ref> </ref>{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Guo |title=Addition to information on Zi Jia Guo|url=https://www.hilarispublisher.com/author/jessica-guo-2487}}</ref>

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Jessica (Zi Jia) Guo
Born (2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 19)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubHuahua Fencing Club
Head coachJin Ko
Former coachLi Huahua
Current ranking16th in FIE (International Fencing Federation)
Medal record
Women’s fencing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Foil

Jessica Zi Jia Guo (born 23 June 2005)[1] is a Canadian foil fencer. In 2019, Jessica won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3][4] In the final, she lost against Lee Kiefer, a University fencer who lives in the United States. Jessica Guo's height is unusually short for a fencer, as can be seen on the Official Team Canada website. Despite this, after fencing for almost a decade, she has received many achievements in the sport, as can be seen on an article in Team Canada's official website listed below. [4][5]

In 2020, COVID-19 has prevented her from training, but police have discovered her secretly training at fencing club, against provincial restrictions. This has proved to be trouble for her, as of recent (2021). [6] </ref>Wang, Guo. "Addition to information on Zi Jia Guo".</ref>

Jessica Guo learns foil at Huahua Fencing Club in Markham, Ontario, a suburb north of Toronto.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Guo". Team Canada.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (August 6, 2019). "Rubén Limardo beats brother to claim third straight Pan American Games épée title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 16, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Strong, Gregory (August 5, 2019). "Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver". The Star. Retrieved April 18, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Woods, David (December 16, 2019). "Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold". IndyStar. Retrieved May 24, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Hua, Hua. "Huahua fencing training place". Sport Fencing Training. HuaHua Fencing. Retrieved January 19, 2020.


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