South Korean fencer Won Woo Young made history on Saturday when he became the first non-European man to win the individual sabre gold at the world fencing championships. The 28-year-old, the world bronze medallist in 2006, beat defending champion Nicolas Limbach of Germany 15-9 in the final in the Grand Palais close to the Champs Elysees in Paris. Romania's Cosmin Hanceanu and Veniam Reshetnikov of Russia shared bronze.