Gu Bon-gil

Gu Bon-gil
Gu at the men's team sabre qualification stage of the 2015 World Fencing Championships on 16 July 2014
Personal information
Born (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35)
Daegu, South Korea
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
ClubKorea Sports Promotion Foundation[1]
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
Asian Games 6 2 0
World Championships 4 4 2
Asian Championships 14 4 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Leipzig Individual
Silver medal – second place 2023 Milan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Catania Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Individual
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Seoul Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Wakayama Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Shanghai Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Shanghai Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon Individual
Gold medal – first place 2014 Suwon Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chiba Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Seoul Individual
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kuwait City Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Seoul Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2011 Seoul Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Wakayama Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Individual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gu Bon-gil
Hangul
구본길
Hanja
具本佶
Revised RomanizationGu Bon-gil
McCune–ReischauerKu Ponkil

Gu Bon-gil (Korean: 구본길, Korean pronunciation: [ku.bon.ɡil] or [ku] [pon.ɡil]; born 27 April 1989) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer.[2]

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 three-time team Olympic champion.

  1. ^ "KSPO 스포츠단 — 펜싱 프로필" (in Korean). Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.
  2. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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