| Do Gyeong-dong | |||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 도경동 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-08-19) August 19, 1999 (age 25) Yeongcheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Do Gyeong-dong (Korean: 도경동; born 19 August 1999) is a South Korean sabre fencer. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the men's team sabre event.
Biography
Do was born on 19 August 1999. From Yeongcheon, he attended Osung Middle School [ko] and then Osung High School [ko], where he competed in sabre fencing under coach Lee Seung-yong, who participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He later attended Dong-Eui University in Busan, where he studied physical education. In 2019, his second year at the university, he helped his school's team place runner-up at the national championships and was selected for the South Korean U-23 national team, competing at the Asian U-23 championships where he helped his team win the gold medal and won an individual gold medal.
In 2021, Do was named to the national team after reaching the semifinals of the President's Cup National Championships, later competing for the national team at the International Grand Prix in France. In 2022, he competed at the World Cup in Algeria and helped the South Korean team to first place. Do enlisted in the South Korean military in April 2023 as a member of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps. Later that year, he participated in the Summer World University Games, winning a silver medal in the team event.
Do was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's team sabre event. He was an unused reserve in the quarterfinals and semifinals, before being used as a substitute in the finals against Hungary. Coming in when the score was 30–29 in favor of South Korea, he scored five consecutive points against Krisztián Rabb, which proved key in his team's 45–41 victory for the gold medal. His medal win allowed him to be discharged from the military two months early. Later in 2024, he won individual national championships at the President's Cup and the National Team Selection Tournament.
References
- "Do Gyeongdong". Olympics.com.
- Ryu, Hae-mi (22 July 2024). 펜싱 구본길·도경동 선수와 만난 최재철 대사…오성중·고 출신들 한 자리에 [Ambassador Choi Jae-cheol meets with fencing players Gu Bon-gil and Do Kyung-dong… Graduates of Oseong Middle and High School gather together]. The Maeil Shinmun (in Korean).
- Han, So-yeon (11 August 2024). [한소연 기자의 한페이지] '뉴 어펜져스' 구본길·도경동 발탁한 이승용 감독, "축구하는 모습 눈에 띄었죠" [ Coach Lee Seung-yong, who selected Koo Bon-gil and Do Kyung-dong for 'New Appensors', said, "I noticed their soccer playing."]. The Maeil Shinmun (in Korean).
- Lee, Jeong-hwan (21 August 2024). 동의대, 올림픽 펜싱 금메달리스트 구본길·도경동 동문 환영식 [Dong-eui University, Olympic fencing gold medalists Koo Bon-gil and Do Kyung-dong alumni welcome ceremony]. UNN.net (in Korean).
- 동의대 펜싱부, 제57회 전국종별선수권 여대부 단체전 우승 [Dong-eui University Fencing Club, 57th National Individual Championships, Women's College Team Event Winner] (in Korean). Dong-Eui University. 7 November 2019.
- Jeon, Yeong-gyu (29 October 2019). 호남대 'U-23 아시아선수권' 금2‧동1 획득 [Honam University wins 2 gold medals and 1 bronze medal at the U-23 Asian Championships]. Sankyung Ilbo (in Korean).
- ^ 펜싱부 도경동 선수, 펜싱 사브르 국가대표 선발 [Do Kyung-dong, fencing team, selected as national fencing sabre team] (in Korean). Dong-Eui University. 30 November 2021.
- Kim, Seon-geun (18 November 2022). 한국 펜싱, 파리 올림픽과 항저우 아시안게임을 향한 기분 좋은출발! [Korean fencing, a pleasant start towards the Paris Olympics and Hangzhou Asian Games!]. KSTNews.co.kr (in Korean).
- ^ Lee, Hye-jin (1 August 2024). "Hidden card Do Gyeong-dong secures gold for South Korea in men's sabre final". The Chosun Ilbo.
- '특급 교체' 도경동, 출전 못해 근질근질 했던 이유 증명..."나 내보내면 5점 가져올게" [오!쎈 IN 파리] ['Special replacement' Do Kyung-dong, proves why he was nervous because he couldn't play... "If you send me out, I'll get 5 points" ]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 1 August 2024.
- Jeong, Yong-un (9 August 2023). 대전시 선수단, 청두U대회서 금1·은3·동1개 획득 [Daejeon City team wins 1 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medal at Chengdu U-Competition]. newstnt.com (in Korean).
- Kim, Jihan (1 August 2024). "A new star has been born in the "world's strongest" Korean fencing men's sabre team". Maeil Business Newspaper.
- ^ Choi, Song-ah (8 September 2024). 도경동·전하영, 펜싱 국가대표 선발대회 남녀 사브르 우승 [Do Kyung-dong and Jeon Ha-young win the men's and women's sabre events at the national fencing team selection competition] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency.
- Lee, Jun-hee (1 August 2024). "날 믿어봐" 펜싱 사브르 도경동, 증명은 28초면 충분했다 ["Trust me" Fencing Sabre Do Kyung-dong, 28 seconds was enough to prove]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean).
