Oh Eun-seok (Korean pronunciation: [o.ɯn.sʌk̚]; born 2 April 1983) is a South Korean retired sabre fencer. He is an Olympic and Asian Games gold medalist in the team event.
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| Born | 2 April 1983 Daegu, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2003–2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (2009–2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Oh Eun-seok | |
| Hangul | 오은석 |
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| Hanja | 吳恩錫 |
| Revised Romanization | O Eunseok |
| McCune–Reischauer | O Ŭnsŏk |
Early life
editA native of Daegu, Oh was a former runner and took up fencing in middle school. He attended Osung High School, one of the few high schools in the city with a fencing club. It was not until he enrolled at Dong-Eui University, known for its fencing team, that he decided to turn professional.[1]
Career
editOh won gold in team sabre and silver in individual sabre at the 2003 Junior World Fencing Championships in Trapani, Italy.[2] He also participated in the Universiade hosted by his hometown and won silver in the individual event.[3] In 2005 he reached the final of the Seoul Grand Prix and was defeated by his rookie national teammate Kim Jung-hwan. However, Kim's gold medal was forfeited and given to Oh after the former failed a doping test.[4][5]
At the 2007 FIE World Championships he won the bronze medal in the men's individual sabre category after losing to four-time Olympic champion and ten-time world champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov of Russia 12–15 in the semifinals.
Oh qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the individual sabre competition.[6] On August 12, 2008, he won his first round 15–8 win against Dmitri Lapkes of Belarus, but ultimately had a 15–11 loss to eventual silver medalist Nicolas Lopez of France in the round of 16. He finished 13th.[7]
At 2012 Summer Olympics, he participated as substitute for the team sabre competition. Despite not getting his chance for participating in quarterfinal match against Germany, and semifinal match against Italy, he came out on final match against Romania on 8th bout. He faced Alexandru Sirițeanu, who came out as substitute for the Romanian side. The bout finished in just 14 seconds, when Oh accumulated 5 points for the Korean side, while conceding 1 point. Ultimately, he won gold medal along with his teammates Gu Bon-gil, Won Woo-young, and Kim Jung-hwan.[8][9] The quartet continued to dominate in the team events; in the year 2014 alone they swept gold at both the Asian Championships and Asian Games hosted at home and won silver at the World Championships. They had a disappointing run at the 2015 World Championships as none of them reached the final in the individual event and then lost by only a point to France in the quarter-finals of the team event. A week later, they successfully defended their team gold medal at the Asian Championships, his last major international competition. Oh and Won both retired from the national team at the end of the season.[10]
Medal Record
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom
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Team Men's Sabre | 1st[11] |
World Cup
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2003-05-17 |  Warsaw, Poland
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Individual Men's Sabre | 3rd |
| 2004-01-24 | London, United Kingdom
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Individual Men's Sabre | 1st |
| 2006-05-13 | Warsaw, Poland
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Individual Men's Sabre | 3rd |
| 2006-06-02 |  Valencia-Carabobo, Venezuela
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Individual Men's Sabre | 3rd |
| 2010-05-22 |  Madrid, Spain
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Individual Men's Sabre | 1st |
Grand Prix
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2005-02-25 | Seoul, South Korea
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Individual Men's Sabre | 1st |
| 2006-07-14 |  Tehran, Iran
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Individual Men's Sabre | 2nd |
| 2010-02-12 |  Moscow, Russia
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Individual Men's Sabre | 2nd |
| 2010-05-28 |  Padua, Italy
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Individual Men's Sabre | 3rd |
Personal life
editOh married rhythmic gymnast Gim Yun-hee in May 2016.[12][13] Gim is a 2014 Asian Games silver medalist in the team event.
References
edit- ^ "오은석, 구본길 동문 2012 런던올림픽 금메달" (in Korean). Dong-Eui University. September 13, 2012.
- ^ "청소년펜싱 세계대회 첫 金". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). April 15, 2003.
- ^ "U대회-펜싱 오은석, 남자 사브르서 아쉬운 은메달" (in Korean). KBS. August 24, 2003.
- ^ "[SK텔레콤국제펜싱] 김정환, 사브르 '깜짝' 우승". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). February 26, 2005.
- ^ "[펜싱월드컵] 김정환, 사르브 사상 국제대회 첫 금". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 21, 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "O Eun-seok". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ "BEIJING 2008 — FENCING SABRE INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS". olympics.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ osen (2012-08-04). '14초의 찌르기' 오은석, 金 찌른 비장의 '히든카드' [Oh becomes 'key' for gold after '14 seconds of dueling'] (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- ^ "Men's Team Sabre – Olympic Fencing". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "[Weekend Interview] 펜싱강국 이끈 '레전드'에서 亞게임 해설위원 변신한 원우영" (in Korean). mk.co.kr. August 17, 2018.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "[단독]'훈남펜서'오은석-'리듬체조 미녀'김윤희 5월 결혼". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). February 29, 2016.
- ^ "'태릉 국대커플'오은석-김윤희 14일 결혼, 화보도 국대급". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 12, 2016.
External links
edit- Profile and Career Statistics on the International Fencing Federation website
- Oh Eun-seok on Cyworld (in Korean)