Shin A-lam

Shin A- lam (born 23 September 1986 Geumsansa, Chungcheongnam -do, according to other sources in Gunsan, Jeollabuk -do, or in Seoul) is a South Korean epee fencer.

Shin, which started with the fencing sport during their time at school, won the 2012 Asian Championships in Epee.

At the Summer Olympics in the same year, she reached the semifinals in the individual competition. There came the battle against Britta Heidemann an uproar after the German in the last second of extra sat the decisive goal. Previously, the clock was already twice by double hits in the last second has been reset to a full second. The protest of the South Korean delegation was dismissed after a one-hour discussion, and Heidemann reached the finals. During the test, the protests Shin allowed according to the rules of the train did not leave because they would have so accepted defeat, but had to wait for the decision there. She left the scene finally after 72 minutes with tears and accompanied by the applause of the audience. Shin lost the subsequent battle for the bronze medal against China's Sun Yujie that finished fourth. The offer of the international fencing federation to give a special medal, she refused.

In Team Epee Fencing she won with the South Korean team the silver medal. In the finals they lost together the Chinese team.

2013 at the Summer Universiade in Kazan took Shin A- lam gold in epee individual, at the World Championships in Budapest, she reached sixth place in epee individual.