Kim Jung-hwan (fencer)

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Kim Jung-hwan
Personal information
Born (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 40)
Seoul
EducationKookmin University[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[2]
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubKorean Sports Promotion Foundation[1]
Coached byKim Du-Hong
Lee Hyo-kun[1]
Korean name
Hangul
김정환
Hanja
金政煥
Revised RomanizationGim Jeonghwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghwan
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Team sabre
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team sabre
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Doha Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Seoul Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2013 Shanghai Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nantong Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2010 Seoul Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wakayama Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nantong Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Doha Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wakayama Individual
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Individual

Template:Korean name Kim Jung-hwan (born 2 September 1983) is a South Korean fencer.[3] He is ranked number 1 in 2016 in sabre.[1]

Career

He took up fencing in junior high school in 1996, influenced by a friend and his physical education teacher.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's team sabre event. In the individual event he was defeated in the second round.[4]

In the 2014–15 Fencing World Cup, Kim won gold at the New York Grand Prix in individual men's sabre,[5] and finished the season ranked world #2 behind team-mate Gu Bon-Gil.[1] He is the 2015 Asian Champion.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Fencer KIM Junghwan". FIE. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "Kim Junghwan". Rio2016. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ^ "Kim Junghwan". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
  4. ^ "Junghwan Kim". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Result - Overall Ranking Absolute Fencing Gear New York Sabre Grand Prix 2014". FIE. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Result - Overall Ranking Championnats asiatiques 2015". FIE. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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