Jessica Guo
| Jessica (Zi Jia) Guo | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 23, 2005 Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (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 | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 102nd (junior) in FIE (International Fencing Federation) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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, also a fencer, but right-handed.[4][5]
Her sister Zi Shan Guo has represented Canada team in Epee fencing, a different type of fencing from Jessica Zi Jia Guo.[6] Jessica Guo learns foil at Hua Hua Fencing Club in Markham, a suburb north of Toronto.[7] Jessica Guo's fencing teacher is Jin Ko, a Korean fencing teacher who has also taught in China. [8]
References
- ^ "Jessica Guo". Team Canada.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite news}}: 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at the International Fencing Federation
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Olympedia
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at the Canadian Olympic Committee
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