Sin Gwang-suk

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Sin Gwang-suk
Personal information
Born (1946-11-08) 8 November 1946 (age 76)
Education Ewha Girls' High School
Ewha Womans University [1]
Sport
Sport Fencing
Korean name
Hangul
신광숙
Hanja
申光淑
Revised Romanization Sin Gwangsuk
McCune–Reischauer Sin Kwangsuk

Sin Gwang-suk (born 8 November 1946) is a South Korean fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "올림피크의 얼굴 - 펜싱". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Seoul. 14 August 1964.
  2. "Sin Gwang-Suk Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2010.