Park Sang-young (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.s͈aŋ.jʌŋ] or [pak̚] [saŋ.jʌŋ]; born 16 October 1995) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, three-time team Asian champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2016 individual Olympic champion.[1]
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Born | Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | 16 October 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Park Sang-young | |
Hangul | 박상영 |
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Hanja | 朴相泳 |
Revised Romanization | Bak Sang-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sangyŏng |
Early life
editPark was introduced to fencing in middle school. He nearly had to give up the sport as his family could not afford the expensive equipment but financial aid from a non-profit charity and his admission into Gyeongnam Physical Education High School , a public school, allowed him to continue to fencing.[2][3][4] During his first year in high school, he won first place in the individual épée category at the national high school championships.[4]
Career
editPark was junior world champion in Moscow in 2012, becoming the first South Korean male junior fencer to win a medal in the épée event.[5][4] He qualified for the senior national team in 2013 by winning the national championship, a rarity for a high school student as fencers generally competed at collegiate level before making the step up. Dubbed a "monster rookie", he made headlines by narrowly defeating veterans Kweon Young-jun and Jung Jin-sun.[4][6]
Park joined the senior category in the 2013–14 season, during which he won the 2014 Doha Grand Prix and the 2014 Berne Grand Prix.[7] As part of the South Korean team he won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Fencing Championships in Suwon and at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon,[8] as well as a silver medal at the 2014 World Fencing Championships.[9] He finished the season world no.3.[1]
The 2014–15 season proved more difficult for Park. He sustained a knee injury while fencing against Pavel Pitra of the Czech Republic in the table of 16 at the March Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.[10] The injury prevented him from taking part in the 2015 Asian Championships and the World Championships. He returned to competition a year later, winning a bronze medal in the Vancouver world cup in February 2016.[11]
Medal Record
editOlympic Games
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[12] |
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[13] |
World Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Kazan, Russia | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[14] |
2018 | Wuxi, China | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[15] |
Asian Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Suwon, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 1st[16] |
2016 | Wuxi, China | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[17] |
2016 | Wuxi, China | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[18] |
2017 | Hong Kong, China | Team Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
2019 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[20] |
2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
2022 | Seoul, South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 1st[22] |
Grand Prix
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2014-01-16 | Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[23] |
2014-05-10 | Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[24] |
2017-12-08 | Doha, Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[25] |
2018-05-25 | Cali, Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[26] |
World Cup
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2016-02-12 | Vancouver, Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[27] |
2016-11-18 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[28] |
2017-10-27 | Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[29] |
2019-05-17 | Paris, France | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[30] |
2020-01-09 | Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[31] |
Personal life
editPark is a graduate of Korea National Sport University.[32][33] One of his contemporaries at university was pentathlete Jun Woong-tae, his close friend.[34][35]
References
edit- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website: official profile". International Fencing Federation (FIE). Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "어려운 가정 형편에도 꿈 포기하지 않아 대한민국 '국가대표'로 성장한 선수 5인". Insight (in Korean). 25 July 2021.
- ^ Radio Star. Episode 742. October 20, 2021. MBC.
- ^ a b c d "경남체고 펜싱부 박상영 첫 고교생 국가대표 선발". Gyeongnam Shinmun (in Korean). 10 September 2013.
- ^ International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Championnats du monde juniors-cadets–List of results".
- ^ "'고교 괴물펜서'박상영,국대선발전 최연소우승'대이변'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 7 September 2013.
- ^ Gabriele Lippi (11 May 2014). "La seconda di Park". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
- ^ "S. Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold". Yonhap News Agency. 23 September 2014.
- ^ Michael Balcaen (23 July 2014). "Un final en fanfare !" (in French). TV5 Monde. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Budapest GP Epee Men & Women Individual T32-T8 - Piste Yellow, retrieved 2021-04-24
- ^ Alessandro Gennari (14 February 2016). "A Vancouver va in scena la prima di Enrico Garozzo". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "박상영을 춤추게한 한마디 "즐겨라"". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 10 August 2016.
- ^ "한국체대, 올림픽 통산 메달 100개 획득 기념행사 개최". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 21 September 2016.
- ^ "전웅태 "제게 운명 같았던 근대5종, 한국의 '운명'이 됐으면 해요"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 21 February 2020.
- ^ "모두 '넌 안돼' 했지만 '할 수 있다' 재현했다, 미친펜서 박상영 [아무튼, 주말]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 11 September 2021.