Kim Ji-yeon

Kim Ji- yeon ( born March 12, 1988 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean saber fencer and Olympic champion. She fights for the Iksan City Fencing Club.

In the Summer Universiade 2011 in Shenzhen Kim Ji- yeon won both the individual and to the team bronze. In the years 2011 and 2012 she became Asian champions with the South Korean team.

In 2012, at the Olympic Games in London won Kim Ji- yeon gold in singles. You defeated in the semifinals surprisingly Mariel Zagunis, in the meantime she lay back with 2:8 and launched at the score of 10:13 a Aufholfjagd that led to the 15:13 draw. In the final, Kim Ji- yeon dominated in the battle against Sofya Welikaja sovereign to 15:9 ..

Kim Ji- yeon is the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing, and the second South Korean fencer with an Olympic medal to Nam Hyun- hee, won the silver in 2008 with the foil. She is also the second South Korean fencer with a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games after the fencer Kim Young -ho from the year 2000.

2013, it was in Shanghai Asia champion in both the individual as well as with the team. Next she won at the World Championships in Budapest bronze in singles.