Kim Jung-hwan (fencer)

Kim Jung-hwan
Personal information
Born (1983-09-02) September 2, 1983 (age 41)
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
Sport
Country South Korea
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
ClubKorea Sports Promotion Foundation[2]
Head coachKim Du-hong[3]
Former coachLee Hyo-kun
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
Asian Games 3 2 0
World Championships 4 1 1
Asian Championships 10 7 4
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Doha Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Shanghai Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nantong Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wakayama Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Individual
Silver medal – second place 2022 Seoul Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nantong Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wakayama Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Team
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Individual
Kim Jung-hwan
Hangul
김정환
Hanja
金政煥
Revised RomanizationGim Jeonghwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghwan
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jung-hwan (Korean: 김정환; Hanja: 金政煥; born September 2, 1983) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer.[4]

Kim is a seven-time team Asian champion, two-time individual Asian champion, two-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion.

A three-time Olympian, Kim is a two-time individual Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time team Olympic champion.

Kim is the first Asian fencer to win four Olympic medals; the first South Korean fencer to medal at three consecutive Olympic Games; and the first South Korean fencer across all disciplines to win a medal in both the individual and team events in a single Olympic Games.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Kim Junghwan". Rio2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "KSPO 스포츠단 — 펜싱 프로필" (in Korean). Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  5. ^ "South Korea turns tough training schedule into Olympic team saber fencing gold". ESPN. July 29, 2021.
  6. ^ ""3개 생각했는데 4개가 됐다"…김정환은 그렇게 '역사'가 됐다". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "(Olympics) Dream comes true for veteran fencer with 3rd career Olympic medal". Yonhap News Agency. July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "[올림픽] 4번째 메달은 금빛으로…38세 김정환의 전성기는 '현재 진행형'(종합)" (in Korean). mk.co.kr. July 29, 2021.