Ryu Sung-hyun (Korean: 류성현; born 22 October 2002)[1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. He is the 2019 Junior World champion on the floor exercise. He represented South Korea at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He won two bronze medals at the 2021 World University Games.
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| Nickname(s) | Gibbon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 2002 Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Korea National Sport University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Jo Seong-Min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editRyu was born in 2002 in Seoul.[2] When he was eight years old, he stayed after school to watch his school's gymnastics practices. His father, a former football player, did not want him to become an athlete and would not let him join the team.[3] He began practicing gymnastics alone for four years, and the team coach eventually contacted and convinced his parents to let him join the team.[4]
Career
edit2019
editRyu made his international debut at the 2019 Junior World Championships.[5] He helped the South Korean team place sixth,[6] and he qualified for the floor exercise final in first place.[7] He then won the gold medal in the final ahead of Félix Dolci and Nazar Chepurnyi.[8]
2020–2021
editIn 2020, Ryu won the gold medal in the floor exercise at the Melbourne World Cup.[9] Then at the Baku World Cup, he finished fourth on the floor exercise during the qualification round.[10] However, the event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Ryu won the all-around competition at South Korea's Olympic Trials and was selected to represent South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Kim Han-sol, Lee Jun-ho, and Yang Hak-seon.[12] At the Olympic Games, the team placed 11th during the qualification round.[13] Individually, Ryu qualified for the floor exercise final in third place. During the final, he competed with the highest difficulty score in the field, but mistakes on the landings caused him to finish in fourth place.[14] After the Olympic Games, he competed at the World Championships and once again finished fourth on the floor exercise.[15]
2022
editRyu began the 2022 season with a fifth-place finish on the floor exercise at the Doha World Cup.[16] Then at the Asian Championships, he helped the South Korean team place fourth, and he placed sixth in the all-around.[17] In the event finals, he placed fifth on the floor exercise and seventh on the rings and horizontal bar.[18] He then competed at the 2022 World Championships where the South Korean team placed eighth in the team final.[19] He qualified for the all-around final, but he chose to withdraw to focus on the event finals.[20] Individually, he finished sixth in the floor exercise final.[21]
2023
editAt the 2023 Asian Championships, Ryu placed fourth with the South Korean team.[22] Individually, he finished seventh in the all-around and floor exercise and fourth on the parallel bars.[23] He then represented South Korea at the 2021 Summer World University Games, which were held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he helped the team win the bronze medal.[24] Individually, he finished seventh in the all-around,[25] fifth on the parallel bars, and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[26] During the 2023 World Championships, Ryu fractured his left clavicle.[4] The South Korean team finished 13th during the qualification round and did not qualify as a full team for the 2024 Olympic Games.[27][28]
2024
editRyu registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn an individual berth for the 2024 Olympic Games, despite not being fully recovered from his injury.[4] In the first event in Cairo, he won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[29] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, he won the bronze medal behind Harry Hepworth and Artem Dolgopyat.[30] Although he only finished fifth in Baku, he mathematically secured an Olympic berth prior to the final event in Doha.[31][28] His Olympic qualification was officially confirmed after the Doha World Cup,[32] and he was the overall floor exercise champion of the World Cup series.[33]
Personal life
editSince 2021, Ryu has studied physical education at the Korea National Sport University (KNSU). At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he will become the first athlete to compete at two Olympic Games as a KNSU student.[4]
Competitive history
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| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| Junior World Championships | 6 |  |
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| 2020 | Melbourne World Cup | |
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| Baku World Cup | 4 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Olympic Trials | |
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| Olympic Games | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| World Championships | 4 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Doha World Cup | 5 | |||||||
| Asian Championships | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| World Championships | 8 | WD | 6 | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Asian Championships | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||||
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7 | |
5 | |||||
| World Championships | 13 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | |
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| Cottbus World Cup | |
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| Baku World Cup | 5 | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | R2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics - Ryu Sunghyun". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Ryu Sunghyun - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Kang, Dong-woong (7 April 2021). "체조에 홀린 8세 꼬마는 '100년 만의 천재'로 컸다" [An 8-year-old kid obsessed with gymnastics grew up to be the ‘first genius in 100 years’]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Song, Hyeon-il (8 April 2024). "'100년 만의 천재' 류성현 학우, 재학생 최초로 올림픽 무대 두 번 밟는다" [Ryu Seong-hyeon, a ‘genius in 100 years’, becomes the first student to step onto the Olympic stage twice]. Korea National Sport University (in Korean). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Gymnasts hail 'outstanding' standard as six different nationalities win individual golds". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Japan dominate on historic opening day of Junior Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (29 June 2019). "Gold medals shared five ways on first day of apparatus finals at Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam. "Olympic champion Petrounias claims rings gold at FIG World Cup". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
- ^ "FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup AGF Trophy Men's Apparatus Results" (PDF). Swiss Gymnastics Federation. International Gymnastics Federation. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Park, Geun-hyung (14 June 2021). "2021년도 남자 기계체조 올림픽대표 최종선발전 종료‥류성현 1위!" [The final selection for the 2021 men's gymnastics Olympic team is over... Ryu Seong-hyun, 1st place!]. EduYonhap (in Korean). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Kim, Monica (27 October 2022). "류성현, 대한민국 최초 마루운동 올림픽 메달리스트를 꿈꾸다" [Ryu Seong-hyun dreams of becoming Korea's first floor exercise Olympic medalist.]. International Olympic Committee (in Korean). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Floor Exercise Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 March 2022). "2022 Doha World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Crumlish, John (18 June 2022). "Chinese gymnasts, the Philippines' Yulo dominate Asian Championships in Doha". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 June 2022). "2022 Asian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Kim, Monica (5 November 2022). "리버풀 2022 세계기계체조선수권: 여서정, 도마 최종 7위...류성현, 마루운동 최종 6위" [Liverpool 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Yeo Yeo-jeong, final 7th place in vault... Ryu Seong-hyun, final 6th place in floor exercise]. International Olympic Committee (in Korean). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships apparatus finals – Results Saturday 5 November". International Olympic Committee. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress Results. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "U.S. men's team lands fourth at the FISU World University Games in China". USA Gymnastics. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Chengdu 2021. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Apparatus Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Chengdu 2021. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b Kwon, Jong-oh (12 March 2024). "체조 류성현, 파리 올림픽 남자 마루운동 출전권 획득" [Gymnast Ryu Seong-hyun wins men's floor exercise qualification at Paris Olympics]. SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Golden celebrations and Olympic qualifications: Who did what at the Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Nemour, Derwael, Davtyans top the charts as 2024 World Cup series champions". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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