Choi Byung-chul

Choi Byung-chul medal table
Choi Byung-chul (2013)
fencing
South Korea
Olympic games
bronze	London 2012	foil
World championships
bronze	St. Petersburg 2007	Foil team
Asian Games
silver	Doha 2006	Foil team
gold	Guangzhou 2010	foil
bronze	Guangzhou 2010	Foil team
Asian Championships
bronze	Nantong 2007	Foil team
bronze	Bangkok 2008	Foil team
bronze	Seoul 2010	Foil team
bronze	Seoul 2011	Foil team
gold	Wakayama 2012	Foil team

Korean spelling
Hangeul	최병철
Hanja	崔秉哲
See also : Korean name

Choi Byung-chul (born October 24, 1981 in Seoul ) is a former South Korean foil fencer .

successes

At the beginning of his international career, Choi Byung-chul was particularly successful with the team. He won bronze with her at the Asian Championships four times before winning the title in 2012 . At the 2007 World Cup in St. Petersburg , he also secured bronze with the team. He won other medals with the South Korean team at the Asian Games . In 2006 he won silver with her in Doha and in 2010 bronze in Guangzhou . At the 2010 Asian Games, he also won his first international medal in individual with the gold medal.

Choi participated in three Olympic Games . In 2004 he finished 14th in the individual in Athens , with the team he finished the competition in seventh place. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he was ninth in the individual. Four years later he moved into the semi-finals in London , where he was defeated by Alaaeldin Abouelkassem with 12:15. He won the battle for bronze against Andrea Baldini with 15:14.

Web links

Commons : Choi Byung-chul  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Choi Byung-chul - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
• Choi Byung-chul in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Choi is the family name here, Byung-chul is the first name.