Kim Keum-Hwa (also Kim Geum-Hwa, Korean: 김 금화; born June 21, 1982) is a South Korean sabre fencer.[1] She won a total of four medals (two silver and two bronze), as a member of the South Korean fencing team, at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2][3]
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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Lee Shin-Mi. She defeated France's Carole Vergne in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out her next match to China's Tan Xue, with a score of 8–15.[4]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Keum-Hwa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Korea wins one silver, one bronze in fencing". Yonhap News Agency. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Korean Kim Hye Lim wins women's individual sabre at Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Individual Sabre – Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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