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Choi In-Jeong
Personal information
Native name최인정
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 34)
Geumsan, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportFencing
EventÉpée
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Seoul Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wakayama Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Team

Choi In-Jeong (Hangul: 최인정; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰwe̞.in.dʑʌn]; born 21 May 1990) is a South Korean female épée fencer.[1] She competed as part of the South Korean team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's team épée, where she won a silver medal. She was defeated in the third round in the individual event.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she again competed in both the individual and the team epee events.[3] She reached the quarterfinals in the individual event, where she lost to Rossella Fiamingo.[3] In the team event, South Korea lost to Estonia in the quarterfinals.

In 2011 and 2014, she won the Asian Fencing Championships.[4][5] She has also won silver (2015)[6] and bronze (2012 and 2019)[7][8] at the Asian Fencing Championships.

Choi began fencing in junior high and made her international debut in 2011, at the World Cup event in Nanjing.[9]

References

  1. ^ London2012.com
  2. ^ "Injeong Choi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Choi In-Jeong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.