Jessica Guo
| Jessica (Zi Jia) Guo | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 23, 2005 Toronto, 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 | 16th in FIE (International Fencing Federation) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica Zi Jia Guo (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 of the United States.[4][5]
In 2019, Jessica won a plastic Ontario achievement medal for the assistance of Asian children in Canada. Her achievement is something many people could be thinking of owning a bronze award. In 2020, COVID-19 has prevented her from training.[6]
Jessica Guo learns foil at Huahua Fencing Club in Markham Canada, a suburb north of Toronto.[7]
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.
- ^ Hua, Hua. "Huahua fencing training place". Sport Fencing Training. HuaHua Fencing. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Hua, Hua. "Huahua fencing training place". Sport Fencing Training. HuaHua Fencing. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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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