Kim Jung-hwan (fencer)


Kim Jung-hwan is a South Korean fencer. He was number 1 in the world in 2016 in sabre.

Career

He took up fencing in junior high school in 1996, influenced by a friend and his physical education teacher.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's team sabre event. In the individual event he was defeated in the second round.
In the 2014–15 Fencing World Cup, Kim won gold at the New York Grand Prix in individual men's sabre, and finished the season ranked world #2 behind teammate Gu Bon-Gil. He is the 2015 Asian Champion.
Kim won the bronze medal in the Men's Saber event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, as well as the gold medal at the 2018 World Championships in Wuxi, China.
In December 2018 Kim Jung-hwan announced his retirement from competitive fencing.