Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse

    1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
  2. 2

    Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility

    Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
  3. 3

    US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties

    US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
  4. 4

    K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room

    K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
  5. 5

    K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show

    K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
  1. 6

    Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral

    Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
  2. 7

    [Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea

    [Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
  3. 8

    Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?

    Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
  4. 9

    Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts

    Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
  5. 10

    Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'

    Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
소아쌤

Korean men win sabre gold, bronze at fencing worlds

By Yonhap

Published : July 23, 2018 - 09:55

    • Link copied

South Korea has picked up gold and bronze medals in the men's individual sabre at the ongoing fencing world championships in China.

Kim Jung-hwan defeated Eli Dershwitz of the United States 15-11 in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday.

Fellow South Korean Kim Jun-ho took home bronze after losing to Dershwitz in the semifinals.


Kim Jung-hwan celebrates his 15-11 victory over Eli Dershwitz of the United States in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday. (Yonhap) Kim Jung-hwan celebrates his 15-11 victory over Eli Dershwitz of the United States in the final at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday. (Yonhap)

Kim Jung-hwan at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday. (Yonhap) Kim Jung-hwan at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi on Sunday. (Yonhap)

Kim Jung-hwan, an Olympic team champion in 2012 and individual bronze medalist in 2016, had never won an individual world title before. He was a member of the championship team last year in Leipzig, Germany, and had also won team silver in 2014 and team bronze in 2013.

Kim is also the first South Korean fencer in any discipline to win an individual world title since Won Woo-young grabbed the men's sabre championship in 2010.

The two Kims' showing in the individual event bodes well for South Korea's chances of defending its team sabre title later in the tournament.

They will also look to win their second straight Asian Games gold medal next month in Indonesia.

In the women's individual epee, the one other event to be contested Sunday, Choi In-jeong was the only South Korean to make it as far as the round of 16, where she fell to Coraline Vitalis of France 15-14. (Yonhap)

More from Headlines