Won Woo-young

Won Woo-young (Hangul: 원우영; Korean pronunciation: [wʌn.u.jʌŋ]; born 3 February 1982) is a South Korean sabre fencer.

In this Korean name, the family name is Won.
Won Woo-young
Personal information
Born (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982
Sport
Country South Korea
SportFencing
Korean name
Hangul
원우영
Hanja
元禹寧
Revised RomanizationWon Uyeong
McCune–ReischauerWŏn Uyŏng
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London Team sabre
World Championships
2010 Paris Individual
2014 Kazan Team sabre
2006 Turin Individual
Asian Championships
2011 Seoul Individual
2011 Seoul Team sabre

He won the bronze medal at the sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships, after losing 15-10 to Zsolt Nemcsik in the semi-final. At the sabre 2010 World Fencing Championships, he won the gold medal, beating Nicolas Limbach 15 – 9 in the final.

He competed as part of the South Korean team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team sabre, where he won a gold medal.[1] In the men's individual event he lost in the last 16 to Nikolay Kovalev, the eventual bronze medallist.

Achievements
2010 World Fencing Championships, sabre
2006 World Fencing Championships, sabre
2012 Summer Olympics, Team sabre

References
  1. "Won Wu-yeong Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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