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Jung Jin-sun

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In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Jin-Sun (Korean: 정진선; Hanja: 鄭鎭善; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑin.sʌn] or [tɕʌŋ] [tɕin.sʌn]; born 24 January 1984) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, four-time team Asian champion, four-time individual Asian champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

Jung Jin-sun
At the 2014 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 40)
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubHwaseong City Hall
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual épée
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuxi Team épée
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team épée
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team épée
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Individual épée
Asian Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Seoul Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wakayama Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon Individual épée

Career edit

Jung took up fencing in middle school after being noticed by Olympian Yang Dal-sik.

He made his international debut in the 2004–05 season and won a bronze medal in the Stockholm Grand Prix. A year later, he won gold in team épée at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. He then went through a dry spell until he reached the final in the 2008 at the Koweit City World Cup. He climbed on the podium in Montréal and Cali and won the Puerto Rico Grand Prix. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was one of the top seeds for the individual épée competition, but lost 15–11 in the quarter-finals to eventual silver medalist Fabrice Jeannet of France. These results allowed him to finish the season at the second place in world rankings.

In 2011 Jung won the gold medal in the Asian Championships at home in Seoul, a feat he repeated a year later at Wakayama. In the 2012 London Olympics, he knocked out world No.4 Elmir Alimzhanov, then Jörg Fiedler, but was defeated after a tight bout against surprise semifinalist Bartosz Piasecki of Norway.[2] He then met American fencer Weston Kelsey in the bronze medal match. They were tied at 11 all at the end of fencing time. After two double hits, Jung scored with a foot touch to come away with a bronze medal.[2]

After the 2012 Games, Jung won a bronze medal in the 2013 Legnano World Cup. He won the gold medal in the same event a year later, along with a bronze in the Paris World Cup. He won the 2014 Asian Fencing Championships in Suwon after defeating Japan's Keisuke Sakamoto in the final. In the World Championships in Kazan, he made it to the round of 16 but was stopped by Italy's Enrico Garozzo, who eventually won the bronze medal. In the team event, No.6 seed South Korea defeated Brazil, Japan, Ukraine, then host Russia to meet France in the final. After a good start Korea could not prevent a French comeback. They were defeated 39–45 and came away with the silver medal.[3]

Medal Record edit

Olympic Games edit

Year Location Event Position
2012   London, United Kingdom Individual Men's Épée 3rd[4]

World Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Men's Épée 2nd[5]
2018   Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 2nd[6]

Asian Championship edit

Year Location Event Position
2007   Nantong, China Team Men's Épée 3rd[7]
2008   Bangkok, Thailand Team Men's Épée 1st[8]
2011   Seoul, South Korea Individual Men's Épée 1st[9]
2011   Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Épée 1st[10]
2012   Wakayama, Japan Individual Men's Épée 1st[11]
2014   Suwon, South Korea Individual Men's Épée 1st[12]
2014   Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Épée 1st[13]
2016   Wuxi, China Team Men's Épée 2nd[14]
2017   Hong Kong, China Individual Men's Épée 3rd[15]
2017   Hong Kong, China Team Men's Épée 1st[16]
2018   Bangkok, Thailand Individual Men's Épée 1st[17]

Grand Prix edit

Date Location Event Position
03/11/2005   Stockholm, Sweden Individual Men's Épée 3rd[18]
01/25/2008   Kuwait City, Kuwait Individual Men's Épée 2nd[19]
05/30/2008   Montreal, Canada Individual Men's Épée 3rd[20]
03/24/2017   Budapest, Hungary Individual Men's Épée 1st[21]
12/08/2017   Doha, Qatar Individual Men's Épée 2nd[22]

World Cup edit

Date Location Event Position
03/01/2008   Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 3rd[23]
06/06/2008   Caguas, Puerto Rico Individual Men's Épée 1st[24]
06/14/2008   Cali, Colombia Individual Men's Épée 3rd[25]
01/25/2013   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 3rd[26]
01/24/2014   Legnano, Italy Individual Men's Épée 1st[27]
05/02/2014   Paris, France Individual Men's Épée 3rd[28]
02/13/2015   Vancouver, Canada Individual Men's Épée 3rd[29]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Limardo Gascón remporte la première médaille d'or vénézuélienne d'escrime de l'histoire". Archived from the original on 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ France TV Sport, ed. (23 July 2014). "Les Français champions du monde par équipes à l'épée".
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