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Jessica Guo

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Jessica Guo
Born (2005-06-23) June 23, 2005 (age 19)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandLeft-handed
ClubJinko Fencing Club
Head coachJin Ko
Medal record
Women’s fencing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Foil
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Individual foil
Pan American Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asuncion Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asuncion Foil
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima Foil
Junior World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo Foil
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cairo Foil

Jessica Zi Jia Guo (born 23 June 2005)[1] is a Canadian left-handed foil fencer.

Career

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In 2019, Guo won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3][4] In the final, she lost against American Lee Kiefer.[4][5][6]

Guo represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She competed in the women's foil and women's team foil events. She advanced to the Table of 16 in individual foil, and helped Canada to a fifth-place finish in team foil.

In 2021, Guo won the Cadet Women's Foil World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.

On 6 April 2022, Guo successfully defended her Cadet Women's Foil World Championship title in Dubai. In the final match of women’s foil, Guo faced Great Britain’s Carolina Stutchbury, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Stutchbury won against Japan’s Rino Nagase, 15-10, while Guo defeated Italy’s Matilde Molinari, 15-11.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jessica Guo". Team Canada.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (August 6, 2019). "Rubén Limardo beats brother to claim third straight Pan American Games épée title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Strong, Gregory (August 5, 2019). "Teenage Toronto fencer Jessica Guo nabs Pan Am silver". The Star. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Woods, David (December 16, 2019). "Brownsburg cyclist Chloe Dygert Owen honors late teammate after winning gold". IndyStar. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Kiefer Lee, Fencer information". FIE Official Website. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Awad, Brandi (May 20, 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Hong Kong China’s Cheng, Canada’s Guo Win Men’s and Women’s Cadet Foil Gold at 2022 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships in Dubai, FIE
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