Choi In-jeong

Choi In-Jeong (Hangul: 최인정; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰwe̞.in.dʑʌn]; born 21 May 1990) is a South Korean female épée fencer.[1] She competed as part of the South Korean team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's team épée, where she won a silver medal. She was defeated in the third round in the individual event.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she again competed in both the individual and the team epee events.[3] She reached the quarterfinals in the individual event, where she lost to Rossella Fiamingo.[3] In the team event, South Korea lost to Estonia in the quarterfinals.

Choi In-Jeong
Personal information
Native name최인정
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990
Geumsan, South Korea
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportFencing
Event(s)Épée
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
2018 WuxiTeam
Universiade
2013 KazanTeam
Asian Championships
2014 Suwon CityIndividual
2011 SeoulIndividual
2011 SeoulTeam
2012 WakayamaTeam
2013 ShanghaiTeam

In 2011 and 2014, she won the Asian Fencing Championships.[4][5] She has also won silver (2015)[6] and bronze (2012 and 2019)[7][8] at the Asian Fencing Championships.

Choi began fencing in junior high and made her international debut in 2011, at the World Cup event in Nanjing.[9]

References
  1. London2012.com
  2. "Injeong Choi". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. "Choi In-Jeong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  8. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  9. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2019-11-17.


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