2021 Fencing Roster

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Donghwan Park

Donghwan Park

  • Position
    Saber
  • Class
    Freshman
  • Height
    5-10
  • Hometown
    Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School
    Jesuit
  • Major
    undeclared

Biography

Career Accolades
  • All-American
As a Freshman (2021)
  • Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the men's saber
  • Placed 11th at the National Collegiate Championships after going 12-11
  • Went 9-6 at the Western Invitational
  • Had an overall bout record of 21-17 (.553)
International Competition
  • Individual bronze medalist at the 2019 Junior World Championships in the cadet men's saber
  • Three-time European Cup gold medalist for the U.S. cadet men's saber team in 2018
  • The golds came in Eislingen, Germany; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Godollo, Hungary
Prior to Stanford
  • A 2020 graduate and valedictorian of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif.
  • Competed for the Premier Fencing Academy
Personal
  • Parents are Sungmin Park and Sunghee Kang
  • Has an older brother, Tehwan Park