Do you know "Woongtae, I'm going to become a human being"?" 'The Avengers'' golden cheer for the old road

Aug 10, 2024

Modern pentathlon Jeon Woong-tae and fencing Koo Bon-gil.

"(Former) Woong-tae! You know, "I'll be a man"

Koo Bon-gil (35, Korea Sports Promotion Corporation), who wrote the 'Men's Sabre Olympics 3 consecutive victories', enthusiastically cheered for Jeon Woong-tae (29, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall)'s gold medal.

Jeon Woong-tae will compete in the final of the men's modern pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics at the Versailles Palace in Paris, France, at 0:30 a.m. on the 11th (Korean time). On the 9th, he easily advanced to the final with a good performance by ranking second in Group B. Following the first bronze medal in the history of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, he will challenge for the second consecutive medal, higher than three years ago.

Jeon Woong-tae after the quarter-final fencing match

Jun Woong-tae playing quarter-final fencing

Greeting Jeon Woong-tae

After the quarter-final equestrian event, Jeon Woong-tae

Shooting Jeon Woong-tae

Jeon Woong-tae, who is high-fiving by entering the finish line for Ray,

Jeon Woong-tae is an athlete who writes the history of Korea and Asia in every event in the 'Ultimate Sports', where he has to be good at all five events, including fencing, swimming, horseback riding, track and field, and shooting. It is no different from Koo Bon-gil's path, who wrote Korea's first three consecutive wins in fencing and men's sabre, which were exclusive to European players. Koo Bon-gil and Jeon Woong-tae, who are bright and simple, appeared on TV together after the Tokyo Olympics and built a friendship. Although it was a short time, we quickly became close by talking about how to communicate with each other, about fencing, and about life. At the Paris Olympics last month, he also welcomed the meeting, saying, `Let's do well without injury.'

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'금이다!'

Koo Bon-gil is the only player among the members of the 'Original Avengers'New Avengers' who has all three gold medals at the 2012 London, 2021 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics. In London, he played with outstanding seniors such as Won Woo-young, Oh Eun-seok, and Kim Jung-hwan as the `Youngest On Top', and in Tokyo, he was loved as the `Flower Handsome Avengers' along with Kim Jung-hwan, Kim Jun-ho, and Oh Sang-wook. In Paris, he won his third gold medal with outstanding juniors such as Oh Sang-wook, Do Kyung-dong, and Park Sang-won. Koo Bon-gil, who returned home after three consecutive wins in the men's sabre, filled a spot in the medal table reserved for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Just the day before the return of gold, there was also a happy occasion for the second birth of a gold medal.

Koo Bon-gil generously sent Paris's gold medal energy to his junior Jeon Woong-tae. "In fact, the second medal is more difficult than the first one I won because I don't know what the Olympics are. It's harder, but Woong-tae will definitely make it. He trained tremendously, and he said, "That's how confident he is." He often talks about "Woong-tae and "become a man". A man who will become a man is a man. I believe I will win two consecutive medals. We send the energy of the Paris gold medal to the world.

Paris = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

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