Jung Hyo-jung (

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: 정효정; ; born January 26, 1984) is a South Korean

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

fencer.

Biography

Jung first drew attention at the 2002 World Junior Fencing Championships where she won a bronze medal in the women's individual épée. Jung won the individual épée gold medal at the 2010 Asian Fencing Championships, defeating

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4–3 in the final. Jung also captured her first World Championship medal in the women's épée team event at the

2010 World Fencing Championships The 2010 World Fencing Championships were held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France 4–13 November. Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations A record of 110 nations competed, with many making their debuts including ...

, leading the team alongside Shin A-lam. She competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where she won a silver medal in the Women's team épée. In the individual event she was defeated in the second round.

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* South Korean female épée fencers Living people Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in fencing 1984 births Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games {{SouthKorea-fencing-bio-stub