Nam Hyun-Hee (Korean: 남현희; Hanja: 南賢喜; Korean pronunciation: [nam.ɦjʌn.ɦi] or [nam] [hjʌn.ɦi]; born 29 September 1981) is a South Korean foil fencer. She is left-handed.
 Nam Hyun-Hee at Joint Press Conference of Team Korea for 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 September 1981 Seongnam, South Korea |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
Medal record | |
| Nam Hyun-hee | |
| Hangul | 남현희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Hyeon-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam Hyŏnhŭi |
She won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics after losing 6-5 to Valentina Vezzali in the final.[1] She was also a team bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with South Korea beating France in the bronze medal match. Her teammates were Jeon Hee-Sok, Jung Gil-Ok and Oh Ha-Na.[1]
At the World Championship level, she was twice a world bronze medalist as an individual (2010 and 2011). She was also part of the Korean team that won the team world championship in 2005.[2] Nam was also part of the Korean teams that won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships, after beating Poland in the bronze medal match with her teammates Jeon, Jung and Seo Mi-Jung, 2010 World Championships, beating Germany with teammates Jeon, Seo and Oh, and the 2011 World Championship, beating Poland again, this time with teammates Jeon, Jung and Lee Hye-Sun.[2]
She was chosen to give the athlete's oath at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
She was married to cyclist Gong Hyo-suk.[3] Nam ran a fencing club in Seoul's Gangnam district after retiring in 2019.[4]
After her divorce, she announced in October 2023 that she had decided to marry Jeon Cheong-jo, the third generation son of the Paradise Group which is a South Korean casino and resort conglomerate.[5] Two weeks later, it was revealed that Jeon was a female fraudster, who was actually from a working class household in South Korea. Jeon had been previously convicted on multiple accounts of fraud and scamming people.[6] Jeon Cheong-jo was arrested and accused of stealing more than 3 billion won (€2.1 million) from 27 people between April 2022 and October 2023.[4] In 2024, Jeon was sentenced to 12 years in prison.[4] Nam was banned from leaving South Korea.[4]
Filmography
editTelevision shows
edit| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant | as "Already One Year" (episode 287) | [7] |
| 2022 | Can't Cheat Blood | Channel A | Participant | [8] |
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nam Hyun-Hee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "NAM HYUN-HEE FIE Biography" (PDF). www.fie.org. FIE. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Katherine (27 July 2012). "Olympic profile: Nam Hyun-hee". Public Radio International. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Korean fencer Nan Hyun-Hee- ex-fiancee sentenced to 12 years in prison". www.insidethegames.biz. February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Paradise Group denies ties with ex-fiance of fencing medalist". The Korea Herald. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Photos fencer's con artist ex-fiance used to fool victims". The Korea Herald. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Jung Ji-hyun (December 27, 2020). "'복면가왕' 위키미키 엘리·아웃사이더·남현희·정동남, 아쉬운 탈락…놀라움 선사한 '반전 정체' [종합]". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Kim Hye-jeong (December 23, 2021). "이형택×남현희×박찬민, 채널A 新 예능 '피는 못 속여' 합류" [Hyung-Taek Lee × Hyun-Hee Nam × Chan-Min Park to join Channel A’s new entertainment show ‘Cheat You Can’t Bleed’] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Nam Hyun-hee at the International Fencing Federation
- Nam Hyun-hee at the European Fencing Confederation
- Nam Hyun-hee at Olympedia
- Nam Hyun-hee at Olympics.com
- Nam Hyun-hee at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games (archived)
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