Kim Ji-yeon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kim Ji-yeon

South Korean sabre fencer

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1988

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Profession: fencer

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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About Kim Ji-yeon

  • Kim Ji-yeon (Hangul: ???; Korean pronunciation: [kim.d?i.j?n] or [kim] [t?i.j?n]; born 12 March 1988) is a South Korean Sabre fencer. She is the 2012 Olympic Champion in the Women's Sabre Individual Fencing.
  • Kim is the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second South Korean female fencer to win any Olympic medal after Nam Hyun-hee, who won silver in 2008.
  • She is also the second South Korean fencer to win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics, following male foil fencer Kim Young-ho.

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