Jessica Zi Jia Guo (born 23 June 2005)[1] is a Canadian left-handed foil fencer.
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| Born | June 23, 2005 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jinko Fencing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jin Ko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2019, Guo won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3][4] In the final, she lost against American Lee Kiefer.[4][5][6]
Guo represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She competed in the women's foil and women's team foil events. She advanced to the Table of 16 in individual foil, and helped Canada to a fifth-place finish in team foil.
In 2021, Guo won the Cadet Women's Foil World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
On 6 April 2022, Guo successfully defended her Cadet Women's Foil World Championship title in Dubai. In the final match of women's foil, Guo faced Great Britain's Carolina Stutchbury, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Stutchbury won against Japan's Rino Nagase, 15-10, while Guo defeated Italy's Matilde Molinari, 15-11.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jessica Guo". Team Canada.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (August 6, 2019). "Rubén Limardo beats brother to claim third straight Pan American Games épée title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (August 5, 2019). "Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver". The Star. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Woods, David (December 16, 2019). "Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold". IndyStar. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Kiefer Lee, Fencer information". FIE Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (May 20, 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Hong Kong China’s Cheng, Canada’s Guo Win Men’s and Women’s Cadet Foil Gold at 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Dubai, FIE
External links
edit- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at the International Fencing Federation
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Olympics.com
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Olympedia
- Jessica Zi Jia Guo at Team Canada
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