Jung Hyo-jung | |||||||||
Native Name: | 정효정 | ||||||||
Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||
Nationality: | South Korean | ||||||||
Birth Date: | 26 January 1984 | ||||||||
Sport: | Fencing | ||||||||
Event: | Épée | ||||||||
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Jung Hyo-jung (; pronounced as /ko/; born January 26, 1984) is a South Korean épée fencer.[1]
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 Luo Xiaojuan of China 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, leading the team alongside Shin A-lam.[2]
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the Women's team épée. In the individual event she was defeated in the second round.[3]