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Kim Ji-yeon

1988 - Today

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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 79,674 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Kim Ji-yeon is the 143rd most popular fencer (down from 100th in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 679th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Fencer.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 143 out of 174. Before her are Angelo Mazzoni, Áron Szilágyi, Arnd Schmitt, Laura Badea-Cârlescu, Andrea Borella, and Bence Szabó. After her are Aleksandr Beketov, Daniele Garozzo, Rubén Limardo, Salvatore Sanzo, Karina Aznavourian, and Britta Heidemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 449. Before her are Giancarlo González, Sylvain Gbohouo, Zoltán Stieber, Pierre Bengtsson, Erik Knudsen, and Patty Mills. After her are Marc Crosas, Kairi Sane, Júlio Tavares, Anna Diop, Simão Mate Junior, and Khalfan Ibrahim.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Ji-yeon ranks 703 out of 944. Before her are Yuju (1997), Kang Seung-yoon (1994), Choi Sung-yong (1975), Kim Chang-soo (1985), Soyou (1992), and Yoon Bo-ra (1989). After her are Song Jae-rim (1985), Cho Youn-jeong (1969), Lee Dae-hoon (1992), Park Ye-eun (1989), Choi Eun-sung (1971), and Kang Min-kyung (1990).

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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), Gu Bon-gil (1989), Shin A-lam (1986), Choi Byung-chul (1981), Won Woo-young (1982), Jeon Hee-sook (1984), Oh Eun-seok (1983), Park Sang-young (1995), Jung Jin-sun (1984), Jung Gil-ok (1980), and Choi In-jeong (1990).

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