Justin Yoo
Athlete Bio#
Age
27
Hometown
La Verne, CA
Education
Sophomore at University of Pennsylvania, Graduate of Harvard-Westlake School
Club: LA International Fencing
Coach: Gagik Demirchian
Family: Mother Gia Kim, brother Ryan Yoo
Hobbies: Playing the violin, tennis and golf
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior), No. 8 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 60 (Junior)
Honors:
Junior World Championship Teams: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 (Bronze - Individual)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2014 (Silver)
Coach: Gagik Demirchian
Family: Mother Gia Kim, brother Ryan Yoo
Hobbies: Playing the violin, tennis and golf
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior), No. 8 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 60 (Junior)
Honors:
- First U.S. epee fencer ever to win individual medals at both the Junior and Cadet Worlds in the same year (2014)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 (Bronze - Individual)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2014 (Silver)
Results
2017:
- Fourth - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 12th - Espoo Junior World Cup
- 12th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 42nd - January North American Cup (Junior)
2016:
- Gold - October North American Cup (Division I)
- Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Fourth - Junior World Championships (Team)
- Fifth - July Challenge (Division I)
- Eighth - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 14th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 16th - Buenos Aires World Cup (Team)
- 22nd - Junior World Championships (Individual)
- 22nd - Luxembourg Junior World Cup
- 22nd - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 27th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 56th - Riga Junior World Cup
2015:
- Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
- Fifth - July Challenge (Division I)
- Sixth - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
- 10th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 15th - Turku Junior World Cup
- 16th - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 17th - Luxembourg Junior World Cup
- 23rd - Bratislava Junior World Cup
- 26th - Udine Junior World Cup
- 34th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 34th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 63rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
2014:
- Silver - Cadet World Championships
- Silver - January North American Cup (Junior)
- Bronze - Junior World Championships (Individual)
- Bronze - October North American Cup (Division I)
- Fifth - December North American Cup (Division I)
- Sixth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Sixth - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 10th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 12th - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 12th - July North American Cup (Junior)
- 12th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 13th - Goteborg Junior World Cup
- 13th - Udine Junior World Cup
- 19th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
- 44th - Goteborg Cadet European Cup
- 47th - July North American Cup (Division I)
2013:
- Gold - Chalons Cadet European Cup
- Gold - January North American Cup (Cadet)
- Gold - July North American Cup (Junior)
- Gold - July North American Cup (Cadet)
- Silver - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- Bronze - Goteborg Cadet European Cup
- Bronze - December North American Cup (Cadet)
- 18th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 31st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 33rd - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup
- 37th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 39th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 43rd - Goteborg Junior World Cup
2012:
- Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- Gold - July North American Cup (Cadet)
- Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- Eighth - July North American Cup (Junior)
- 12th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 21st - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 23rd - November North American Cup (Division I)
- 27th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 28th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 31st - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 33rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- 38th - Chalons Cadet European Cup
2011:
- Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- Silver - North American Cup E (Y14)
- Fifth - North American Cup C (Junior)
- Fifth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 10th - Chalons Cadet European Cup
- 16th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- 25th - North American Cup F (Cadet)
- 27th - North American Cup C (Cadet)
- 33rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 40th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 55th - North American Cup F (Junior)
2010:
- Gold - North American Cup F (Y12)
- Gold - North American Cup G (Y12)
- Gold - North American Cup B (Y14)
- Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- Seventh - North American Cup F (Y14)
- 19th - USA Fencing National Championships (Cadet)
- 22nd - Chalons Cadet European Cup
- 26th - North American Cup B (Cadet)