Lee Wook-jae
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Lee Wook-jae ({{Korean|hangul=이욱재}}, born 20 February 1965) was a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lee-uk-jae-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233803/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lee-uk-jae-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Lee Uk-Jae Olympic Results |accessdate=25 July 2011 |work=sports-reference.com}} He worked for South Korean men's sabre national team, which took gold medal for team sabre event in 2012 Summer Olympics, and Japanese sabre national team as a head coach.[http://www.i-today.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=96639 男 사브르 단체전 우승 이끈 '연금술사']{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} As of May 2013, after the end of Korfanty Cup in Chicago, South Korea's men's sabre team is ranked #1 in FIE ranking system.{{cite web |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=general&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=277&article_id=0002994752 |title=펜싱 男사브르대표팀, 사상 첫 세계랭킹 1위 등극 |trans-title=Men's Sabre Team got ranked #1 for the first time in history. |language=Korean |date=27 May 2013 |work=asiae}} In 2023, he became a coach of Hong Kong sabre team and LOW Ho Tin won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships after 9 years.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-18 |title=Kong ends losing streak against South Korean rival Song to take Asian épée title |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3224480/asian-fencing-championships-vivian-kong-ends-losing-streak-against-south-korean-rival-sera-song-take |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
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Category:South Korean male sabre fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for South Korea
Category:Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games medalists in fencing
Category:Fencers at the 1986 Asian Games
Category:Fencers at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea
Category:Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen
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