Jessica Guo
Canadian fencer (born 2005)
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Jessica Zi Jia Guo (born 23 June 2005)[1] is a Canadian left-handed foil fencer.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 2005 |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country | Canada |
| Weapon | Foil |
| Hand | Left-handed |
| Club | Jinko Fencing Club |
| Head coach | Jin Ko |
Medal record | |
Career
In 2019, Guo won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3][4] In the final, she lost against American Lee Kiefer.[4][5][6]
Guo represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She competed in the women's foil and women's team foil events. She advanced to the Table of 16 in individual foil, and helped Canada to a fifth-place finish in team foil.
In 2021, Guo won the Cadet Women's Foil World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
On 6 April 2022, Guo successfully defended her Cadet Women's Foil World Championship title in Dubai. In the final match of women's foil, Guo faced Great Britain's Carolina Stutchbury, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Stutchbury won against Japan's Rino Nagase, 15-10, while Guo defeated Italy's Matilde Molinari, 15-11.[8]
