Katherine KIM
🇺🇸 USA · University Of California San Diego NCAA · Right-handed
Women’s Foil, 2017–2025
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About this fencer
FIE 52081 · USA 100213548
USA Fencing rating: Foil A2025
USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 166
- Podiums
- 41
- Competitions won
- 15
- FIE ranking
- 380th Senior Foil · 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 76, South Coast RJCC/ROC
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 10th of 181, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 42nd of 214, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 3rd of 46, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2025, 2025-09-20 35th of 153, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 7th of 119, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 36th of 177, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 9th of 271, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 131st of 212, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Turin 2025, 2025-02-07 13th of 224, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb, February 2025, 2025-02-01 10th of 142, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Tbilisi, January 2025, 2025-01-18 3rd of 169, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 64th of 153, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2024, 2024-12-14 139th of 177, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE World Cup, Busan 2024, 2024-12-05 9th of 242, Junior Women’s Foil, November NAC, Louisville, KY, 2024-11-08 73rd of 248, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 40th of 249, Junior Women’s Foil, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 3rd of 61, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024, 2024-09-14 11th of 237, Junior Women’s Foil, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 3rd of 125, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 1st of 56, Junior Women’s Foil, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2024, 2024-05-11 11th of 136, Junior Women’s Foil, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 13th of 112, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 10th of 145, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024, 2024-04-18 1st of 51, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing SYC /RJCC & Y8, 2024-03-22 1st of 41, Junior Women’s Foil, South Coast RYC/RJCC, 2024-03-08 2nd of 252, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 3rd of 168, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Leipzig 2024, 2024-02-03 2nd of 197, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb, January 2024, 2024-01-20 56th of 202, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 17th of 196, Junior Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 7th of 114, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2023, 2023-12-15 2nd of 150, Junior Women’s Foil, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 52nd of 162, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 7th of 49, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Lima, November 2023, 2023-11-18 12th of 260, Junior Women’s Foil, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 19th of 161, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Istanbul, November 2023, 2023-11-04 16th of 201, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 2nd of 67, Junior Women’s Foil, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023, 2023-10-06 9th of 62, Junior Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 1st of 57, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 1st of 74, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8, 2023-09-02 7th of 282, Junior Women’s Foil, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 31st of 139, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 2nd of 102, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 6th of 118, Junior Women’s Foil, Raleigh SJCC & Division II North American Cup, 2023-06-02 1st of 50, Junior Women’s Foil, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2023, 2023-05-06 56th of 136, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 54th of 154, Junior Women’s Foil, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 1st of 44, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-04-08 2nd of 56, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-04-08 1st of 56, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing SYC/RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-03-24 36th of 228, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 35th of 132, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Jena 2023, 2023-02-04 48th of 149, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb 2023, 2023-01-21 83rd of 218, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 34th of 200, Junior Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 2nd of 78, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2022, 2022-12-16 15th of 134, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 3rd of 214, Junior Women’s Foil, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 1st of 58, Junior Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 5th of 64, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 40th of 211, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 1st of 76, Junior Women’s Foil, South Coast RJCC/ROC, 2022-09-23 2nd of 100, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 54th of 164, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 12th of 272, Junior Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 5th of 46, Junior Women’s Foil, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2022, 2022-05-21 100th of 110, Senior Women’s Foil, FIE Grand Prix, Incheon 2022, 2022-05-14 72nd of 242, Junior Women’s Foil, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 12th of 141, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 3rd of 41, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior Zonal Championships, Lima 2022, 2022-03-25 49th of 166, Cadet Women’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 67th of 191, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 7th of 47, Junior Women’s Foil, 5th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC, 2022-01-21 74th of 210, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 75th of 229, Junior Women’s Foil, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 13th of 247, Junior Women’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 20th of 150, Cadet Women’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 18th of 197, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, December NAC, December 2021, 2021-12-09 55th of 268, Cadet Women’s Foil, EFC Cadets Circuit 2021, 2021-11-13 73rd of 208, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 8th of 201, Cadet Women’s Foil, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 6th of 63, Junior Women’s Foil, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 12th of 55, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 3rd of 56, Cadet Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 8th of 53, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC/VET/RJCC, 2021-09-04 16th of 130, Cadet Women’s Foil, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 56th of 177, Junior Women’s Foil, July Challenge & Parafencing Nat'l Championships, 2021-07-22 89th of 172, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 61st of 194, Junior Women’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 28th of 196, Cadet Women’s Foil, National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC, 2021-07-03 80th of 217, Junior Women’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 42nd of 203, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 30th of 170, Cadet Women’s Foil, June NAC, 2021-06-04 6th of 41, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 10th of 46, Cadet Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 12th of 48, Junior Women’s Foil, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 57th of 171, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, May NAC, 2021-05-06 15th of 170, Cadet Women’s Foil, May NAC, 2021-05-06 49th of 134, Senior Division I Women’s Foil, April NAC, 2021-04-16 11th of 28, Cadet Women’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC Reg Opens 3/15, 2021-04-03 3rd of 28, Junior Women’s Foil, TFC SpringFest RJCC Reg Opens 3/15, 2021-04-03 32nd of 146, Junior Women’s Foil, USA Fencing Baltimore SJCC Tournament, 2020-02-28 45th of 117, Cadet Women’s Foil, USA Fencing Baltimore SJCC Tournament, 2020-02-28 53rd of 312, Junior Women’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 81st of 329, Cadet Women’s Foil, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2020, 2020-02-14 38th of 52, Junior Women’s Foil, FIE Junior World Cup, San Jose 2020, 2020-01-26 1st of 35, Junior Women’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2020, 2020-01-18 1st of 36, Y14 Women’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2020, 2020-01-18 16th of 63, Cadet Women’s Foil, USA Fencing Salt Lake City SJCC Tournament, 2019-12-13 23rd of 67, Junior Women’s Foil, USA Fencing Salt Lake City SJCC Tournament, 2019-12-13 27th of 55, Senior Division IA Women’s Foil, Blade Runner ROC RJC, 2019-11-23 13th of 48, Junior Women’s Foil, Blade Runner ROC RJC, 2019-11-23 162nd of 348, Junior Women’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 20th of 147, Y14 Women’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 96th of 279, Cadet Women’s Foil, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 21st of 46, Junior Women’s Foil, Escondido RJCC, 2019-10-25 9th of 43, Cadet Women’s Foil, Escondido RJCC, 2019-10-25 18th of 103, Y14 Women’s Foil, The Fencing Center SYC, October 2019, 2019-10-04 13th of 37, Junior Women’s Foil, RJCC of the Rockies, September 2019, 2019-09-28 10th of 35, Cadet Women’s Foil, RJCC of the Rockies, September 2019, 2019-09-28 6th of 59, Y14 Women’s Foil, 8th Annual Little Musketeers RYC & RJC, 2019-09-21 3rd of 69, Junior Women’s Foil, 8th Annual Little Musketeers RYC & RJC, 2019-09-21 7th of 66, Y14 Women’s Foil, Back to School RYC, Santa Clara, CA, 2019-08-31 19th of 36, Cadet Women’s Foil, Back to School RYC, Santa Clara, CA, 2019-08-31 216th of 346, Junior Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 140th of 294, Cadet Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 23rd of 52, Y14 Women’s Foil, 1st Annual Precision Invitational RYC and RJC, 2019-04-20 41st of 63, Junior Women’s Foil, 1st Annual Precision Invitational RYC and RJC, 2019-04-20 49th of 151, Y14 Women’s Foil, March NAC, March 2019, 2019-03-01 8th of 28, Cadet Women’s Foil, 3rd Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC, 2019-02-22 7th of 40, Y14 Women’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2019, 2019-01-19 23rd of 61, Junior Women’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2019, 2019-01-19 6th of 39, Y14 Women’s Foil, The 2018 Austin Challenge SYC & RCC, 2018-12-21 6th of 29, Cadet Women’s Foil, The 2018 Austin Challenge SYC & RCC, 2018-12-21 6th of 78, Y14 Women’s Foil, San Diego SYC, 2018-12-07 16th of 47, Junior Women’s Foil, 1st Annual SoCal Clash RYC & RJC, 2018-11-17 3rd of 33, Y14 Women’s Foil, 1st Annual SoCal Clash RYC & RJC, 2018-11-17 86th of 181, Y14 Women’s Foil, November NAC, November 2018, 2018-11-09 40th of 60, Junior Women’s Foil, BladeRunner 2018 Div 1A ROC & RJC, 2018-11-03 28th of 58, Y14 Women’s Foil, 2018 Gerrie Baumgart SYC/RCC, 2018-10-19 1st of 10, Senior Unrated Women’s Foil, 3 FOIL Event: "Unrated" Men & Womens Foil & Novice, October 2018, 2018-10-14 17th of 43, Y14 Women’s Foil, AFM Start of Season RYC, 2018-09-28 10th of 16, Y14 Women’s Foil, 7th Annual SoCal Little Musketeers RYC, 2018-09-22 21st of 56, Y14 Women’s Foil, North Texas Roundup SYC and RCC, 2018-09-01 81st of 161, Y12 Women’s Foil, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2018-06-28 6th of 9, Y14 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup Youth Championships, 2018-06-09 3rd of 15, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup Youth Championships, 2018-06-09 3rd of 12, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth # 7, 2018-05-06 1st of 7, Y14 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth # 7, 2018-05-06 3rd of 7, Y14 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth #6 & Junior #5, 2018-04-22 1st of 12, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth #6 & Junior #5, 2018-04-22 30th of 56, Y12 Women’s Foil, Escondido SYC, 2018-04-06 5th of 8, Y14 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth # 5, March 2018, 2018-03-25 3rd of 11, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth # 5, March 2018, 2018-03-25 11th of 27, Y14 Women’s Foil, South Coast RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-03-16 7th of 18, Y12 Women’s Foil, South Coast RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-03-16 77th of 128, Y12 Women’s Foil, March NAC, March 2018, 2018-03-09 3rd of 24, Y12 Women’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2018, 2018-02-02 16th of 32, Y14 Women’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2018, 2018-02-02 13th of 27, Y12 Women’s Foil, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2018-01-19 3rd of 13, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth #4, 2017-12-10 2nd of 7, Y12 Women’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth/Jr #1, 2017-10-01 20th of 27, Y12 Women’s Foil, 6th Annual Socal Musketeers RYC & Epee RJC Reg 4, 2017-09-23 11th of 18, Y12 Women’s Foil, Meade H. Anderson Memorial 2017 RYC - Region 4, 2017-09-09 17th of 17, Y12 Women’s Foil, 2017 South Coast Invitational RYC/RJCC - Region 4, 2017-01-14
Results
Results: 166
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 11th of 136 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Foil | 13th of 112 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Riyadh 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 10th of 145 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Fortune Fencing SYC /RJCC & Y8AskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 1st of 51 |
| 8 Mar 2024 | South Coast RYC/RJCCAskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 1st of 41 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 2nd of 252 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Leipzig 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 3rd of 168 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | FIE Junior World Cup, Zagreb, January 2024FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 2nd of 197 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Foil | 56th of 202 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 17th of 196 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Bangkok 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 7th of 114 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 2nd of 150 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Foil | 52nd of 162 |
| 18 Nov 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Lima, November 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 7th of 49 |
| 10 Nov 2023 | November NAC, November 2023AskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 12th of 260 |
| 4 Nov 2023 | FIE Junior World Cup, Istanbul, November 2023FIE | Junior Women’s Foil | 19th of 161 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Women’s Foil | 16th of 201 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023AskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 2nd of 67 |
| 16 Sept 2023 | BladeRunner ROC / RJCAskFRED | Junior Women’s Foil | 9th of 62 |
| 16 Sept 2023 | BladeRunner ROC / RJCAskFRED | Senior Division IA Women’s Foil | 1st of 57 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 29–7 · right-handers 75–40, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie HOEFLER | 3 | 0 | 4 Nov 2023 | |
| Alisa ISBIR | 2 | 0 | 1 Feb 2025 | |
| Emily JING | 1 | 1 | 15 Dec 2023 | |
| Gabriella VIANNA | 2 | 0 | 25 Mar 2022 | |
| Garance ROGER | 1 | 1 | 3 Feb 2024 |
Everyone they’ve met (133 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Foil 402nd, 2021–22 Senior Foil 380th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Foil | 1,844 | |
| 2024–25 | Foil | 1,831 | 380th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Foil | 1,898 | |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,792 | |
| 2021–22 | Foil | 1,714 | 402nd Senior |
| 2020–21 | Foil | 1,657 | |
| 2019–20 | Foil | 1,597 | |
| 2018–19 | Foil | 1,559 | |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,537 | |
| 2016–17 | Foil | 1,478 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 70–32 69% | 4–2.7 | 7–5 |
| Tables | 34–15 69% | 13.4–10.2 | 3–3 |