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{{Medal|Silver| [[Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games|2019 Lima]] | [[Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's foil|Foil]] }} |
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'''Jessica Zi Jia Guo''' (born June |
'''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 left-handed 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]], also a foil fencer, but right-handed.<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> <ref>{{cite web |title=Kiefer Lee, Fencer information|url=https://fie.org/athletes/21717 |website= FIE Official Website |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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Her sister [[Zi]] [[Shan]] [[Guo]] has represented [[Canada]] team in [[Epee]] [[fencing]], <ref>{{cite web |title=GUO Zi Shan, Epee Fencer information FIE |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com/news-shelfed |website= Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> a different type of [[fencing]] from Jessica Zi Jia Guo.<ref>{{cite web |title=GUO Jessica Zi Jia |url=https://fie.org/athletes/48393 |website=FIE |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Jessica Guo learns foil at Hua Hua Fencing Club in Markham, a suburb north of Toronto.<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> Jessica Guo's [[fencing]] teacher is [[Jin]] Ko, a Korean fencing teacher who has also taught in [[China]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=HUA Hua |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com/coaches-shelfed |website=Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Teachers |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Jessica Guo is unusually short for fencing, <ref>{{cite web |title=Fencing Anthropometry |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/fencing/anthropometry.htm |website=Top end Sport Statistic |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> with the lowest average height being at 1.77 metres, <ref>{{cite web |title=Fencing Anthropometry |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/fencing/anthropometry.htm |website=Top end Sport Statistic |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> but with Jessica Guo being only 1.64 meters. <ref>{{cite web |title=Teen fencer Jessica fencing routine |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2019/03/17/canadian-teen-fencer-guo-on-point-in-olympic-quest.html |website= Canada Jessica Guo young fencer in quest for Olympic training |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Despite her height, practicing fencing for almost a decade, <ref>{{cite web |title=Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com/news-shelfed |website= Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> she has become a fencer in provincial and national competitions in Canada, as well as around the world. <ref>{{cite web |title=Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com/news-shelfed |website= Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> learning with Mr [[Jin]] Ko. Jessica Guo's former fencing teacher is Li HuaHua, <ref>{{cite web |title=Teen fencer Jessica fencing routine |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2019/03/17/canadian-teen-fencer-guo-on-point-in-olympic-quest.html |website= Canada Jessica Guo young fencer in quest for Olympic training |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> but Li HuaHua has since retired and moved back to China, so that is why her coach is now Jin Ko. <ref>{{cite web |title=Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training |url=https://www.huahuafencing.com |website= Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> |
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Her sister Zi Shan Guo has also represented Canada in fencing.<ref>{{cite web |title=GUO Jessica Zi Jia |url=https://fie.org/athletes/48393 |website=FIE |access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Jessica Guo learns foil at Huahua Fencing Club in Markham Canada, a suburb north of Toronto.<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> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 17:37, 2 April 2021
Jessica (Zi Jia) Guo | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Ontario, Canada | June 23, 2005||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Weapon | Foil | ||||||||||||||
Hand | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
Club | Huahua Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jin Ko | ||||||||||||||
Former coach | Li Huahua | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 56th (junior) in Ontario Provincial Fencing Federation (OFF) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 102nd (junior) in FIE (International Fencing Federation) | ||||||||||||||
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Jessica Zi Jia Guo (born 23 June 2005)[1] is a left-handed 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, also a foil fencer, but right-handed.[4][5] [6]
Her sister Zi Shan Guo has represented Canada team in Epee fencing, [7] a different type of fencing from Jessica Zi Jia Guo.[8] Jessica Guo learns foil at Hua Hua Fencing Club in Markham, a suburb north of Toronto.[9] Jessica Guo's fencing teacher is Jin Ko, a Korean fencing teacher who has also taught in China. [10] Jessica Guo is unusually short for fencing, [11] with the lowest average height being at 1.77 metres, [12] but with Jessica Guo being only 1.64 meters. [13] Despite her height, practicing fencing for almost a decade, [14] she has become a fencer in provincial and national competitions in Canada, as well as around the world. [15] learning with Mr Jin Ko. Jessica Guo's former fencing teacher is Li HuaHua, [16] but Li HuaHua has since retired and moved back to China, so that is why her coach is now Jin Ko. [17]
References
- ^ "Jessica Guo". Team Canada.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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) - ^ Strong, Gregory (August 5, 2019). "Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver". The Star. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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) - ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Kiefer Lee, Fencer information". FIE Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "GUO Zi Shan, Epee Fencer information FIE". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "GUO Jessica Zi Jia". FIE. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Hua, Hua. "Huahua fencing training place". Sport Fencing Training. HuaHua Fencing. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "HUA Hua". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Teachers. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Fencing Anthropometry". Top end Sport Statistic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Fencing Anthropometry". Top end Sport Statistic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Teen fencer Jessica fencing routine". Canada Jessica Guo young fencer in quest for Olympic training. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Teen fencer Jessica fencing routine". Canada Jessica Guo young fencer in quest for Olympic training. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
External links
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at the International Fencing Federation
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Olympedia
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Team Canada