Jung Jin-sun

Jung Jin-sun
At the 2014 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Country represented	South Korea
Born	(1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 33)
Weapon(s)	épée
Hand	right-handed
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Club	Hwaseong City Hall
FIE Ranking	current ranking
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Individual World Championships 2014 Kazan Team épée Asian Games 2006 Doha Team épée 2010 Guangzhou Team épée 2014 Incheon Individual 2014 Incheon Team épée Asian Fencing Championships 2011 Seoul Individual 2012 Wakayama Individual 2014 Suwon Individual

Jung Jin-Sun (Hangul: 정진선, Hanja: 鄭鎭善; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑin.sʌn] or [tɕʌŋ] [tɕin.sʌn]; born 24 January 1984) is a South Korean épée fencer. Jung won gold in team épée at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha Qatar. Jung participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was one of the top seeds for the individual épée competition but lost to eventual silver medalist Fabrice Jeannet of France 15-11 in the quarter finals. He also participated in the 2012 London Olympics 4 years later, winning the individual bronze medal.

Jung took up fencing in middle school after being noticed by Olympian Yang Dal-sik.

He made his international debut in the 2004–05 season and won a bronze medal in the Stockholm Grand Prix. A year later, he won gold in team épée at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. He then went through a dry spell until he reached the final in the 2008 at the Koweit City World Cup. He climbed on the podium in Montréal and Cali and won the Puerto Rico Grand Prix. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was one of the top seeds for the individual épée competition, but lost 15–11 in the quarter-finals to eventual silver medalist Fabrice Jeannet of France. These results allowed him to finish the season at the second place in world rankings.