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Lee Wook-jae

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Lee Wook-jae
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Korea
Born (1965-02-20) 20 February 1965 (age 59)
Sport
SportFencing
College teamKorea National Sports University
Now coachingHong Kong Sabre Team

Lee Wook-jae (Korean이욱재, born 20 February 1965) was a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He worked for South Korean men's sabre national team, which took gold medal for team sabre event in 2012 Summer Olympics, and Japanese sabre national team as a head coach.[2] As of May 2013, after the end of Korfanty Cup in Chicago, South Korea's men's sabre team is ranked #1 in FIE ranking system.[3] In 2023, he became a coach of Hong Kong sabre team and LOW Ho Tin won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships after 9 years.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lee Uk-Jae Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ^ 男 사브르 단체전 우승 이끈 '연금술사'[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "펜싱 男사브르대표팀, 사상 첫 세계랭킹 1위 등극" [Men's Sabre Team got ranked #1 for the first time in history.]. asiae (in Korean). 27 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Kong ends losing streak against South Korean rival Song to take Asian épée title". South China Morning Post. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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