Jeon Yuju
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 Jeon with medals in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 전유주 |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Born | 9 July 2011 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Jeon Yuju (Korean: 전유주; born 9 July 2011) is a South Korean female fencer. In 2025, she was selected as the youngest national youth representative and has won medals at various international competitions.[1]
Career
[edit]Jeon Yuju won the Gyeonggi Province selection trials for the 53rd National Youth Sports Festival in 2024, earning her first national competition appearance. There, she secured second place in the individual event and led the Gyeonggi team to victory in the team event.[2]
In July 2024, she consecutively won the 53rd President's Cup National Fencing Championships and the 52nd Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism National Junior and Senior High School Fencing Championships.[3]
In August, she won the women's sabre cadet division at the 2024 International Youth Fencing Circuit (IRC) in China.[4] In October, she became the youngest gold medalist in Division II at the 2024 North American Cup (NAC), surpassing high school and college athletes.[5]
In 2025, selected as a South Korean national representative, she competed in the Asian Fencing Championships, earning a bronze medal in the individual under-17 category and a bronze in the team event.[6] Later, she won the gold medal in the women's under-14 sabre individual event at the 2025 North American Cup.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "'사브르 미래' 전유주, 유소년대표선발전 우승 '태극마크'". 경기일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "국내·외 대회 개인전 금메달 4개, 무서운 펜싱 유망주 전유주(안산G스포츠클럽)". 경기일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "안산G스포츠 전유주, 회장배종별펜싱선수권 '2관왕". Jungbu ilbo. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "'펜싱 영재' 전유주, IRC 중국대회 女 카뎃부 사브르 금메달". 경기일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "October NAC: Day 4 Recap". www.usafencing.org. 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "OphardtTeam Sportevent". Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Fencing Time Live". www.fencingtimelive.com. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
- ^ "'펜싱 영재' 전유주, 북아메리카대회 女U-14 사브르 패권". 경기일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-07-01.