Lee Ra-Jin ( ko, 이 라진; born January 10, 1990, in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

) is a South Korean sabre fencer. She won a silver medal, as a member of the South Korean fencing team, in the same weapon at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

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. Lee represented

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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 ...

in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate

Kim Ji-Yeon Kim Ji-yeon (Hangul: 김지연; or ; 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 bronz ...

, who eventually won the gold medal in the final. However, she lost the first preliminary round match to Venezuela's

Alejandra Benítez Alejandra Benítez Romero (born 7 July 1980) is a Venezuelan sabre fencer, who competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was minister of sports in 2013 Sports career Benítez was born in a popular parish Antímano Ca ...

, with a final score of 9–15.

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1990 births Living people South Korean female fencers South Korean sabre fencers Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers from Seoul Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in fencing FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea South Korean Buddhists Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-fencing-bio-stub