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2014.09
Won 8 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 3 bronze medals in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games
2014.07
Won 4 silver medals in the 2014 World Fencing Championships
2014.07
Hosted the Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul
2013.08
Won 2 bronze medals in the 2013 World Fencing Championships
2012.07
Won 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals in the 2012 London Olympic Games
Won the first gold medal in Olympic fencing team game (Men’s Team Sabre)
Won the first gold medal in Olympic women’s fencing (Kim Ji-Yeon, Women’s Individual Sabre)
2011.07
Hosted the Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul
2010.07
Hosted the Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul
2008.10
Hosted the Asian Youth Fencing Championships in Yanggu
2006.04
Hosted the World Youth Fencing Championships in Taebaek (First in Asia)
1999.11
Hosted the World Fencing Championships in Seoul (First in Asia)
1998.04
Hosted FIE Grand Prix Fencing for the first time
(1998~2001:Daewoo Grand Prix Fencing, 2004~Now:SK Telecom Grand Prix Fencing)
1972.08
Became a member of the Fencing Confederation of Asia
1964.10
Participated in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo for the first time
1961.01.28
Became a member of the Korean Olympic Committee
1960.08
Became a member of the International Fencing Federation (FIE)
1956.09
Renamed to the Korean Fencing Federation
1947.11
Founded the Joseon Fencing Federation
(First President: Yun Chi-Young)