Jeon Hee-sook

Jeon Hee-sook (Hangul: 전희숙; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌn.ɦi.suk̚] or [tɕʌn] [hi.suk̚]; born 16 June 1984 in Seoul)[1] is a South Korean foil fencer.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.
Jeon Hee-sook

Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam foil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 AntalyaFoil
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurinTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2010 ParisTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2011 CataniaTeam foil
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonIndividual
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam foil
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Foil
Jeon Hee-sook
Hangul
전희숙
Hanja
全希淑
Revised RomanizationJeon Hui-suk
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Hŭi-suk

Jeon won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Poland in the bronze medal match. She accomplished this with her team mates Jung Gil-ok, Seo Mi-jung and Nam Hyun-hee.

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's foil event at the 2019 Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[2] She also won the silver medal in the women's team foil event.[3]

Achievements
2009 World Fencing Championships, individual foil[4]
2006 World Fencing Championships, team foil

References
  1. "Fencer - JEON Hee Sook - KOREA - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "2019 Asian Fencing Championships – Women's team foil" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. Jeon Captures Silver in Foil


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