Kim Ji-yeon
South Korean sabre fencer
金智妍 · 김지연
- Born
- 12 March 1988, Seoul
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 57 kg (126 lb)
Kim Ji-yeon (Korean: 김지연; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑi.jʌn] or [kim] [tɕi.jʌn]; 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 bronze medalist and 2012 individual Olympic champion.
Kim is the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second South Korean to win any Olympic medal in fencing after Nam Hyun-hee's silver medal in individual women's foil at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She is also the second South Korean fencer to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games, after Kim Young-ho's gold medal in individual men's foil at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2012 | 1st place (gold) |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2016 | 11th place |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2016 | 5th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual sabre | 2021 | 10th place |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2021 | 3rd place (bronze) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q485431 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.