Park Sang-young

Park Sang-young (Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.s͈aŋ.jʌŋ] or [pak̚] [saŋ.jʌŋ]; born 16 October 1995) is a South Korean épée fencer, Individual gold medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and team silver medallist at the 2014 World Fencing Championships.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Sang-young
Park at Trophée Monal 2014
Personal information
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995
Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Sport
Country South Korea
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubUlsan Metropolitan City Hall
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual épée
World Championships
2014 KazanTeam épée
2018 WuxiTeam épée
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam epée
2018 JakartaIndividual épée
Asian Championships
2014 SuwonTeam épée
Junior World Fencing Championships
2012 MoscowIndividual épée
Park Sang-young
Hangul
박상영
Revised RomanizationBak Sangyeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Sangyŏng

Career

He was junior world champion in Moscow in 2012.[1] He joined the senior category in the 2013–14 season, during which he won the 2014 Doha Grand Prix and the 2014 Berne Grand Prix.[2] 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,[3] as well as a silver medal at the 2014 World Fencing Championships.[4] He finished the season world no.3.

The 2014–15 season proved more difficult for Park. After two quarter-final finishes, he sustained a knee injury in March at the Budapest Grand Prix, which barred him from taking part to the Asian Championships and to the World Championships. He came back a year later, earning a bronze medal in the Vancouver World Cup.[5]

References
  1. International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Championnats du monde juniors-cadets–List of results".
  2. Gabriele Lippi (11 May 2014). "La seconda di Park". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
  3. "S. Korea wins men's epee fencing team gold". Yonhap News Agency. 23 September 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. Alessandro Gennari (14 February 2016). "A Vancouver va in scena la prima di Enrico Garozzo". Pianeta Scherma (in Italian).
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