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'Korea's Most Gold Medals (6) at the Asian Games, 3 at the Olympics)' Fencer Ku Bon-Gil Retires

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = The veteran of men's saber fencing, who won 3 gold medals at the Olympics and 6 gold medals at the Asian Games—tying the record for the most by a Korean athlete...

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[OSEN=Reporter Jung Seung-woo] Three Olympic gold medals, six Asian Games gold medals. Koo Bon-gil (37), who left a significant mark on the history of Korean fencing, has put an end to his 25-year athletic career. On the 24th, Koo officially announced his retirement via social media, stating, "I have concluded my 25-year athletic career with this National Sports Festival." Koo Bon-gil [competed] at the SK Telecom Grand Prix held in Incheon last …

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-a = The veteran of men's saber fencing, who won 3 gold medals at the Olympics and 6 gold medals at the Asian Games—tying the record for the most by a Korean athlete...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Veteran fencing male saber Gu Bon-gil (37), who won three gold medals at the Olympics and six gold medals at the Asian Games—tying the record for the most by a Korean athlete—has retired. Gu Bon-gil announced on his social network on the 24th, “I have concluded my 25-year athletic career with this National Sports Festival.” Previously, Gu Bon-gil relinquished his national team status after the SK Telecom Grand Prix held in Incheon in May, and he…

Gu Bon-gil (37), a fencer from Daegu, is retiring from his athletic career. He is retiring after a long career as the face of Korean men's saber fencing, dominating the stages of the Olympics and Asian Games. Gu Bon-gil recently wrote on his social media that he "has concluded his 25-year athletic career with the recent National Sports Festival." Following his withdrawal from the national team after the SK Telecom Grand Prix last May, he laid d…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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