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Gu Bon-gil (Korean pronunciation: [ku.bon.ɡil] or ; born 27 April 1989) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer. Gu is an eight-time team Asian champion, seven-time individual Asian champion, and three-time team world champion. A three-time Olympian, Gu is a two-time team Olympic champion.
Sep 28, 2023 · HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean sabre fencer Gu Bon-gil, who has many No. 1s under his belt, is on the verge of making sports history for his country. He has made the top podium for the individual event three times at the Asian Games and earned three gold medals in the team event.
Sep 25, 2023 · HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two famed fencers of Gu Bon-gil and Oh Sang-uk competed for the gold medal in the men's individual sabre at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday.
Aug 24, 2023 · JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean fencer Gu Bon-gil has won so many medals over his illustrious career that he doesn't know where he has put them all. The 34-year-old may want to get them organized soon, though, because he could add to his collection this fall at the Asian Games.
Jul 28, 2021 · CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -Top-ranked South Korea cruised to victory in the men’s team fencing final against Italy on Wednesday, retaining the title they won at the 2012 London Olympics - the...
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (3–3–2 2011 Catania bronze: sabre; 2013 Budapest bronze: sabre team; 2014 Kazan silver: sabre and sabre team; 2017 Leipzig gold: sabre team, silver: sabre; 2018 Wuxi gold: sabre team; 2019 Budapest gold: sabre team)
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Sep 25, 2023 · Korea won both gold and silver in the Asian Games men’s sabre on Monday as Oh Sang-uk and Gu Bon-gil faced off in an all-Korean final at Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Oh, 26, emerged victorious, beating his older teammate and the long-time reigning Asian Games champion Gu, 34, 15-7 to take the title.
Sep 25, 2023 · South Korean fencer Oh Sang-uk claimed the gold medal in the men's individual sabre at the 19th Asian Games in China, ending a decadelong Asiad reign by his compatriot Gu Bon-gil. Oh beat Gu...
The FIE has 150 national member federations and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games. Three types of weapons are used in Olympic Fencing: Foil, Epee and Sabre.
