Kim Keum-Hwa (also Kim Geum-Hwa, Korean: 김 금화; born June 21, 1982) is a South Korean sabre fencer.[1] She won a total of four medals (two silver and two bronze), as a member of the South Korean fencing team, at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2][3]

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Kim Keum-Hwa
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeam sabre
Bronze medal – third place2006 DohaSabre
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouSabre
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Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Lee Shin-Mi. She defeated France's Carole Vergne in the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out her next match to China's Tan Xue, with a score of 8–15.[4]

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