 At the 2014 Paris World Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (age 42) |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Weapon | Épée |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Club | Hwaseong City Hall |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Medal record | |
Jung Jin-Sun (Korean: 정진선;Hanja: 鄭鎭善;[1]Korean pronunciation:[tɕʌŋ.dʑin.sʌn] or[tɕʌŋ][tɕin.sʌn]; born 24 January 1984) is a South Korean right-handedépéefencer, four-time team Asian champion, four-time individual Asian champion, three-timeOlympian, and 2012 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[2]
Jung took up fencing in middle school after being noticed by OlympianYang Dal-sik.
He made his international debut in the2004–05 season and won a bronze medal in the Stockholm Grand Prix. A year later, he won gold in team épée at the2006 Asian Games inDoha. 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 the2008 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 medalistFabrice Jeannet ofFrance. These results allowed him to finish the season at the second place in world rankings.
In 2011 Jung won the gold medal in theAsian Championships at home in Seoul, a feat he repeated a year later at Wakayama. In the2012 London Olympics, he knocked out world No.4Elmir Alimzhanov, thenJörg Fiedler, but was defeated after a tight bout against surprise semifinalistBartosz Piasecki ofNorway.[3] He then met American fencerWeston 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.[3]
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 the2014 Asian Fencing Championships in Suwon after defeating Japan'sKeisuke Sakamoto in the final. In theWorld Championships in Kazan, he made it to the round of 16 but was stopped by Italy'sEnrico Garozzo, who eventually won the bronze medal. In theteam 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.[4]
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  London,United Kingdom | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[5] |
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Kazan,Russia | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[6] |
| 2018 |  Wuxi,China | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[7] |
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nantong,China | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[8] |
| 2008 |  Bangkok,Thailand | Team Men's Épée | 1st[9] |
| 2011 | Seoul,South Korea | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[10] |
| 2011 | Seoul,South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 1st[11] |
| 2012 |  Wakayama,Japan | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[12] |
| 2014 | Suwon,South Korea | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[13] |
| 2014 | Suwon,South Korea | Team Men's Épée | 1st[14] |
| 2016 | Wuxi,China | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[15] |
| 2017 |  Hong Kong,China | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[16] |
| 2017 | Hong Kong,China | Team Men's Épée | 1st[17] |
| 2018 | Bangkok,Thailand | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[18] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2005 |  Stockholm,Sweden | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[19] |
| 01/25/2008 |  Kuwait City,Kuwait | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[20] |
| 05/30/2008 |  Montreal,Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
| 03/24/2017 |  Budapest,Hungary | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[22] |
| 12/08/2017 |  Doha,Qatar | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[23] |
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2008 |  Bern,Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[24] |
| 06/06/2008 |  Caguas,Puerto Rico | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[25] |
| 06/14/2008 |  Cali,Colombia | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[26] |
| 01/25/2013 |  Legnano,Italy | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[27] |
| 01/24/2014 | Legnano,Italy | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[28] |
| 05/02/2014 |  Paris,France | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[29] |
| 02/13/2015 | Vancouver,Canada | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[30] |
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