Choi Byung-Chul

Choi Byung-Chul (Hangul: 최병철, Hanja: 崔秉哲) (born October 24, 1981) is a South Korean foil fencer.

Choi made his first appearance by winning gold in individual foil and bronze in team foil at the 2001 Junior World Fencing Championships. In 2007, he won the bronze medal in the foil team event at the World Fencing Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Choi qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the foil individual competition. On August 13, 2008, he had a 15-14 loss to eventual silver medalist Yuki Ota of Japan in the round of 16. Choi then participated in the 2012 London Olympics and on July 31, 2012, he had a loss to Alaaeldin Abouelkassem to finally capture the bronze medal.

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