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Kim Ji-yeon

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Kim Ji-yeon (Korean: 김지연; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑi.jʌn] or [kim] [tɕi.jʌn]; born 12 March 1988) is a South Korean left-handed sabre fencer. Kim is a five-time team Asian champion and four-time individual Asian champion. A three-time Olympian, Kim is a 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist and 2012 individual Olympic champion. Kim is the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second South Korean to win any Olympic medal in fencing after Nam Hyun-hee's silver medal in individual women's foil at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Ji-yeon has received more than 89,218 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kim Ji-yeon is the 148th most popular fencer (down from 143rd in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 696th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 148 out of 349. Before her are Pavel Kolobkov, Albert Bogen, Fabio Dal Zotto, Pascale Trinquet, Pascal Jolyot, and Andrea Borella. After her are Olha Kharlan, Imre Bujdosó, Luigi Tarantino, Stefano Cerioni, Wladimir Resnitschenko, and Nam Hyun-hee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 230. Before her are Nadia Hilker, Reyhaneh Jabbari, Takahiro Moriuchi, Laura Siegemund, Carrie Johnson, and Carla Suárez Navarro. After her are Héctor Moreno, Valentina Shevchenko, Jonathan Biabiany, Celso Borges, Andrea Ranocchia, and Lee Yeon-hee.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 580 out of 1,128. Before her are Lee Sang-yoon (1981), Baek Ji-young (1976), Choi In-young (1962), Kim Tae-young (1970), Lee Tae-ho (1961), and Baek Jin-hee (1990). After her are Key (1991), Kim Jung-woo (1982), Lee Yeon-hee (1988), Ahn So-hee (1992), Yoon Kyung-shin (1973), and Park Joo-ho (1987).

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Among FENCERS In South Korea

Among fencers born in South Korea, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 1. After her are Nam Hyun-hee (1981), Jung Gil-ok (1980), Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Kim Jun-ho (1994), Choi Byung-chul (1981), Shin A-lam (1986), Won Woo-young (1982), Choi In-jeong (1990), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Jung Jin-sun (1984), and Song Se-ra (1993).

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