South Korea at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

South Korea at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Flag of South Korea
IOC codeKOR
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
12

Yoo Ok-ryul won South Korea their first medal at the World Championships in artistic gymnastics in 1991.[1][2] In 2023 Yeo Seo-jeong became the first South Korean woman to win a World Championship medal, winning bronze on vault.[3]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Yoo Ok-ryul United States 1991 Indianapolis Men's vault
 Gold Yoo Ok-ryul France 1992 Paris Men's vault
 Bronze Yoo Ok-ryul United Kingdom 1993 Birmingham Men's vault
 Bronze Yeo Hong-chul Australia 1994 Brisbane Men's vault
 Silver Yeo Hong-chul Puerto Rico 1996 San Juan Men's vault
 Gold Lee Joo-hyung China 1999 Tianjin Men's parallel bars
 Silver Yoo Won-chul Denmark 2006 Aarhus Men's parallel bars
 Gold Kim Dae-eun Germany 2007 Stuttgart Men's parallel bars
 Gold Yang Hak-seon Japan 2011 Tokyo Men's vault
 Gold Yang Hak-seon Belgium 2013 Antwerp Men's vault
 Bronze Kim Han-sol Canada 2017 Montreal Men's vault
 Bronze Yeo Seo-jeong Belgium 2023 Antwerp Women's vault

Junior World medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Ryu Sung-hyun Hungary 2019 Győr Boys' floor exercise

References

  1. ^ "Men's and Women's World Championships Results & Medalists". USA Gymnastics.
  2. ^ Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 79.
  3. ^ "'도마공주'여서정 또 해냈다!女체조 세계선수권 첫銅 쾌거!" ["Princess of the vault" Yeo Seo-jeong has done it again! Her first feat at the Women's Gymnastics World Championships!]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 8, 2023.
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