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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Republic of Korea |
Born | 20 February 1965 |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
College team | Korea National Sports University |
Now coaching | Hong Kong Sabre Team |
Lee Wook-jae ( Korean: 이욱재, 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]