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Jessica (Zi Jia) Guo
Born (2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 19)
Ontario, Canada
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubHuahua Fencing Club
Head coachJin Ko
Former coachLi Huahua
Current ranking102nd (junior) 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 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 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] Jessica Guo is unusually short for fencing, [9] with the lowest average height being at 1.77 metres, but with Jessica Guo being only 1.65 meters. Despite height, practicing fencing for almost a decade, [10] she has seen improvement and considerable achievement in foil fencing, [11] learning with Mr Jin Ko.

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. ^ "GUO Jessica Zi Jia". FIE. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Hua, Hua. "Huahua fencing training place". Sport Fencing Training. HuaHua Fencing. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "HUA Hua". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Teachers. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Fencing Anthropometry". Top end Sport Statistic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hua Hua Sport Fencing Training achievements Fencing information and practice time". Hua Hua Fencing Sport Fencing Training Markham. Retrieved April 1, 2021.