Choi Byung-chul

{{Short description|South Korean fencer (born 1981)}}

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| nickname = Oddball Swordsman (괴짜검객)[http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?TM=news&SM=4108&idxno=616081 기상천외한 공격펜싱 '최병철', 괴짜검객 등극] 《etoday》, 2012-08-02

| nationality = South Korean

| residence = Seoul, South Korea

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{{MedalBronze|2012 London|Foil}}

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{{MedalBronze|2007 St. Petersburg|Team foil}}

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{{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|Foil}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Doha|Team foil}}

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Choi Byung-Chul ({{Korean|hangul=최병철|hanja=崔秉哲}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕʰwe̞.bjʌŋ.tɕʰʌl}}; born October 24, 1981) is a South Korean foil fencer.

Choi made his first major international appearance by winning gold in the individual foil and bronze in the team foil at the 2001 Junior World Fencing Championships. In 2007, he won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the World Fencing Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Choi qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the men's individual foil competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-byeong-cheol-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230756/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/choi-byeong-cheol-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Choi Byung-Chul Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-06-08 |work=sports-reference.com}} On August 13, 2008, he had a 15–14 loss to the eventual silver medalist Yuki Ota of Japan in the round of 16. Choi then participated in the 2012 London Olympics and on July 31, 2012, he lost to Alaaeldin Abouelkassem in the semi-final, but beat Andrea Baldini in the bronze medal match to finally capture the bronze medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20120801131801 |title=Saudi Gazette - Egyptian wins silver in fencing event |accessdate=2012-07-31 |work=saudigazette.com.sa |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418001515/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20120801131801 |archive-date=2013-04-18 |url-status=dead }}