Tae Hwan KIM
🇰🇷 KOR · Right-handed
Men’s Foil, 2015–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 39124
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 42
- Podiums
- 0
- Competitions won
- 0
- FIE ranking
- 65th Senior Foil · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 48th 2024–25
- Best finish
- 8th of 59, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Manama 2016
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 58th of 172, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Championships, Hong Kong 2026, 2026-07-23 18th of 73, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Delhi 2026, 2026-06-20 48th of 233, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2026, 2026-05-16 137th of 261, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Istanbul, April 2026, 2026-04-30 24th of 221, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo, April 2026, 2026-04-17 82nd of 164, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Lima 2026, 2026-03-21 38th of 296, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2026, 2026-02-06 176th of 331, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2026, 2026-01-09 97th of 233, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Fukuoka 2025, 2025-12-05 61st of 250, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Palma De Mallorca 2025, 2025-11-07 55th of 162, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Championships, Tbilisi 2025, 2025-07-26 13th of 71, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025, 2025-06-19 106th of 212, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2025, 2025-05-17 64th of 193, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Vancouver, May 2025, 2025-05-02 16th of 240, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2025, 2025-03-28 68th of 135, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Lima 2025, 2025-03-22 108th of 261, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2025, 2025-02-07 165th of 303, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2025, 2025-01-10 68th of 219, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Takasaki 2024, 2024-12-06 109th of 242, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tunis 2024, 2024-11-22 96th of 191, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2024, 2024-05-18 94th of 184, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023, 2023-05-20 125th of 203, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Acapulco 2023, 2023-05-05 89th of 156, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023, 2023-03-18 118th of 201, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023, 2023-02-24 133rd of 226, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2023, 2023-02-11 86th of 261, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris 2023, 2023-01-12 111th of 198, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tokyo 2022, 2022-12-09 147th of 254, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Bonn 2022, 2022-11-11 23rd of 120, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022, 2022-05-14 102nd of 177, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Cairo 2022, 2022-02-25 53rd of 196, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2020, 2020-01-18 34th of 182, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2020, 2020-01-06 21st of 102, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2019, 2019-12-07 132nd of 197, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Tokyo, January 2019, 2019-01-25 109th of 254, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Paris, January 2019, 2019-01-11 115th of 170, Senior Men’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2018, 2018-05-19 28th of 140, Cadet Men’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Verona 2018, 2018-04-08 12th of 120, Cadet Men’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2017, 2017-04-07 35th of 175, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2017, 2017-04-07 8th of 59, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Manama 2016, 2016-02-29 39th of 66, Junior Men’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok, October 2015, 2015-10-31
Results
Results: 42
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2024 | FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2024FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 96th of 191 |
| 20 May 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 94th of 184 |
| 5 May 2023 | FIE World Cup, Acapulco 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 125th of 203 |
| 18 Mar 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Busan 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 89th of 156 |
| 24 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Cairo 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 118th of 201 |
| 11 Feb 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 133rd of 226 |
| 12 Jan 2023 | FIE World Cup, Paris 2023FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 86th of 261 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | FIE World Cup, Tokyo 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 111th of 198 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | FIE World Cup, Bonn 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 147th of 254 |
| 14 May 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 23rd of 120 |
| 25 Feb 2022 | FIE World Cup, Cairo 2022FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 102nd of 177 |
| 18 Jan 2020 | FIE Junior World Cup, Aix-en-Provence 2020FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 53rd of 196 |
| 6 Jan 2020 | FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2020FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 34th of 182 |
| 7 Dec 2019 | FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2019FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 21st of 102 |
| 25 Jan 2019 | FIE World Cup, Tokyo, January 2019FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 132nd of 197 |
| 11 Jan 2019 | FIE World Cup, Paris, January 2019FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 109th of 254 |
| 19 May 2018 | FIE Grand Prix, Shanghai 2018FIE | Senior Men’s Foil | 115th of 170 |
| 8 Apr 2018 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Verona 2018FIE | Cadet Men’s Foil | 28th of 140 |
| 7 Apr 2017 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2017FIE | Cadet Men’s Foil | 12th of 120 |
| 7 Apr 2017 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Plovdiv 2017FIE | Junior Men’s Foil | 35th of 175 |
Videos
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 16 Individual bout Chih Chieh CHEN beat Tae Hwan KIM, 15–10 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Foil · 19 Jun 2025 
Cyrus of Chaos
· Table of 32 Individual bout Tae Hwan KIM beat Khalifa ALKAABI, 15–3 FIE Zonal Championships, Bali 2025 · Foil · 19 Jun 2025 
Fencing Vision
· Table of 32 Individual bout Mohamed HAMZA beat Tae Hwan KIM, 15–12 FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022 · Foil · 14 May 2022 
Fencing Vision
· Table of 64 Individual bout Tae Hwan KIM beat Maxime PAUTY, 15–9 FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022 · Foil · 14 May 2022
Head to head
Against left-handers 38–47 · right-handers 155–76, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damiano DI VEROLI | 2 | 2 | 30 Apr 2026 | |
| Chun Yin Ryan CHOI | 1 | 2 | 17 May 2025 | |
| Filippo MACCHI | 0 | 3 | 23 Jul 2026 | |
| Guilherme TOLDO | 0 | 3 | 22 Nov 2024 | |
| Harry BIRD | 2 | 1 | 10 Jan 2025 |
Everyone they’ve met (235 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Foil 652nd, 2017–18 Senior Foil 304th, 2018–19 Senior Foil 131st, 2021–22 Senior Foil 184th, 2022–23 Senior Foil 289th, 2023–24 Senior Foil 48th, 2024–25 Senior Foil 62nd, 2025–26 Senior Foil 65th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Foil | 65th Senior | |
| 2025–26 | Foil | 1,848 | 62nd Senior |
| 2024–25 | Foil | 1,792 | 48th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Foil | 1,716 | 289th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,732 | 184th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Foil | 1,789 | 131st Senior |
| 2019–20 | Foil | 1,734 | |
| 2018–19 | Foil | 1,693 | 304th Senior |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,674 | 652nd Senior |
| 2016–17 | Foil | 1,663 | |
| 2015–16 | Foil | 1,548 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 157–81 66% | 4.1–3.1 | 39–25 |
| Tables | 36–42 46% | 12.6–12.2 | 4–7 |