Nam Hyun-hee

{{Short description|South Korean fencer (born 1981)}} {{family name hatnote|Nam||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Nam Hyun-Hee | image = Nam Hyun-Hee at Joint Press Conference of Team Korea for ‘17th Asian Games Incheon 2014’.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Nam Hyun-Hee at Joint Press Conference of Team Korea for 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Seongnam]], South Korea | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.57 m | weight = 44 kg | website = | country = | sport = [[Fencing]] | event = | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Fencing (sport)|fencing]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Fencing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|Foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil|Team foil]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIE World Championships in Fencing|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2005 World Fencing Championships|2005 Leipzig]]|[[2005 World Fencing Championships|Team foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2006 World Fencing Championships|2006 Turin]]|[[2006 World Fencing Championships#Women.27s events|Team foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2010 World Fencing Championships|2010 Paris]]|[[2010 World Fencing Championships#Women.27s events|Foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2010 World Fencing Championships|2010 Paris]]|[[2010 World Fencing Championships#Women.27s events|Team foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2011 World Fencing Championships|2011 Catania]]|[[Women's foil at the 2011 World Fencing Championships|Foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2011 World Fencing Championships|2011 Catania]]|[[Women's team foil at the 2011 World Fencing Championships|Team foil]]}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Fencing at the 2002 Asian Games|Team foil]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Fencing at the 2006 Asian Games|Foil]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Fencing at the 2006 Asian Games|Team foil]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Fencing at the 2010 Asian Games|Foil]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Fencing at the 2010 Asian Games|Team foil]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Fencing at the 2014 Asian Games|Team foil]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Fencing at the 2014 Asian Games|Foil]]}} | show-medals = yes }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %남현희 | hanja = 南賢喜 }}

'''Nam Hyun-Hee''' ({{Korean|남현희|南賢喜}}; {{IPA|ko|nam.ɦjʌn.ɦi}} or {{IPA|ko|nam|}} {{IPA|ko|hjʌn.ɦi|}}; born 29 September 1981) is a South Korean [[Foil (fencing)|foil]] [[fencing|fencer]]. She is left-handed.

She won the silver medal at the [[Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's foil|2008 Summer Olympics]] after losing 6-5 to [[Valentina Vezzali]] in the final.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/nam-hyeon-hui-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730225059/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/nam-hyeon-hui-1.html |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=Nam Hyun-Hee |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> She was also a team bronze medalist at the [[Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil|2012 Summer Olympics]], with South Korea beating France in the bronze medal match. Her teammates were [[Jeon Hee-Sok]], [[Jung Gil-ok|Jung Gil-Ok]] and [[Oh Ha-na|Oh Ha-Na]].<ref name="sports-reference" />

At the World Championship level, she was twice a world bronze medalist as an individual (2010 and 2011). She was also part of the Korean team that won the team world championship in 2005.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://static7.fie.org/uploads/5/26546-NAM%20Hyun-Hee.pdf |title=NAM HYUN-HEE FIE Biography |access-date=18 February 2015 |website=www.fie.org |publisher=FIE}}</ref> Nam was also part of the Korean teams that won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the [[2006 World Fencing Championships]], after beating Poland in the bronze medal match with her teammates Jeon, Jung and [[Seo Mi-Jung]], 2010 World Championships, beating Germany with teammates Jeon, Seo and Oh, and the 2011 World Championship, beating Poland again, this time with teammates Jeon, Jung and Lee Hye-Sun.<ref name=":0" />

She was chosen to give the athlete's oath at the [[2014 Asian Games opening ceremony|2014 Asian Games]].<ref name=":0" />

She was married to cyclist [[Gong Hyo-suk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/31/olympic-profile-nam-hyun-hee |title=Olympic profile: Nam Hyun-hee |last=Cavanaugh |first=Katherine |date=27 July 2012 |website=[[Public Radio International]] |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> Nam ran a fencing club in Seoul's Gangnam district after retiring in 2019.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143759/former-korean-fencer-nam-hyun-prision |title=Korean fencer Nan Hyun-Hee- ex-fiancee sentenced to 12 years in prison |date=February 14, 2024 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

After her divorce, she announced in October 2023 that she had decided to marry Jeon Cheong-jo, the third generation son of the Paradise Group which is a South Korean casino and resort conglomerate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231026000634 |title=Paradise Group denies ties with ex-fiance of fencing medalist |date=26 October 2023 |publisher=[[The Korea Herald]] |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Two weeks later, it was revealed that Jeon was a female fraudster, who was actually from a working class household in South Korea. Jeon had been previously convicted on multiple accounts of fraud and scamming people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231027000683 |title=Photos fencer's con artist ex-fiance used to fool victims |date=27 October 2023 |publisher=[[The Korea Herald]] |access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Jeon Cheong-jo was arrested and accused of stealing more than 3 billion won (€2.1 million) from 27 people between April 2022 and October 2023.<ref name="auto"/> In 2024, Jeon was sentenced to 12 years in prison.<ref name="auto"/> Nam was banned from leaving South Korea.<ref name="auto"/>

== Filmography == ===Television shows=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''[[King of Mask Singer]]'' | Contestant | as "Already One Year" (episode 287) |<ref>{{Cite news |author=Jung Ji-hyun |title='복면가왕' 위키미키 엘리·아웃사이더·남현희·정동남, 아쉬운 탈락...놀라움 선사한 '반전 정체' [종합] |url=https://www.mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2020122719437505387|website=My Daily |date=December 27, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2020 |language=ko |archive-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222121208/http://mydaily.co.kr/new_yk/html/read.php?newsid=202012271943755387 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''Can't Cheat Blood'' | Participant | |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000782752 |author=Kim Hye-jeong |title=이형택×남현희×박찬민, 채널A 新 예능 '피는 못 속여' 합류 |trans-title=Hyung-Taek Lee × Hyun-Hee Nam × Chan-Min Park to join Channel A's new entertainment show 'Cheat You Can’t Bleed' |work=[[Sports Kyunghyang]] |via=[[Naver]] |date=December 23, 2021 |access-date=December 23, 2021 |language=ko}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{FIE}} * {{EFC}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{2014 Asian Games profile|5123148}}

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