Grade 5 student Jackson Kim won the gold medal in the Y12 men's foil regional youth fencing tournament in Portland, Oregon, last weekend. He came in first place in a group of 20 fencers from Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Northern California who competed in this qualifying tournament for the national championship.
The regional competition is part of USA Fencing, the national governing body for the Olympic and Pan American teams and for fencing in the United States.