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Yeo Seo-jeong

Yeo Seo-jeong (Korean: 여서정; born 20 February 2002)[1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2023 World bronze medalist, the 2018 Asian Games champion, and the 2022 Asian champion on vault. She is the first South Korean female gymnast to win an Olympic medal and also the first to win a World Championships medal.

Yeo Seo-jeong
여서정
Born (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)
Yongin-si, South Korea
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented South Korea
Years on national team2018 – present
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubJecheon City Hall
Head coach(es)Lee Kwang-Yeon
Eponymous skillsYeo (5.8) (vault): handspring layout double twist

Early life

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Yeo Seo-jeong was born on 20 February 2002 in Yongin-si. Both of Yeo's parents are retired gymnasts. Her mother won a team bronze medal in the 1994 Asian Games, and her father, Yeo Hong-chul, was the 1996 Olympic silver medalist on vault. She said in 2018 that she enjoys vault because of her father.[2] She graduated from Gyeonggi Physical Education High School.[3]

Career

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2018

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Yeo won the all-around title at the South Korean National Championships.[4] Then, she made her senior international debut at the Guimaraes World Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on vault.[5] She was then selected to compete at the 2018 Asian Games alongside Ham Mi-ju, Kim Ju-ry, Lee Eun-ju, and Yun Na-rae. The team finished in fourth place. Individually, Yeo won the gold medal on vault, and she placed ninth in the all-around, eighth on beam, and seventh on floor.[6] She then competed at the World Championships where she placed fifth in the vault final.[7] Her final meet of the season was the Voronin Cup where she won vault gold, all-around silver, and floor exercise bronze, and she placed eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam.[8]

2019

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Yeo won the gold medal on the vault at the Melbourne World Cup. This was the first time that a Korean female gymnast won a gold medal in the FIG World Cup series.[9][10] She placed fourth in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection meet.[11] At the 2019 Korea Cup, Yeo became the first woman to land the handspring double twist vault. She said of the new vault, "I was afraid, but once I started focusing on the competition, my fear disappeared. I am so happy that I was able to execute that. I wanted to land the new vault regardless of my final rankings today, and everything went my way."[12] The vault was then named after her and added to the Code of Points.[13]

At the World Championships in Stuttgart, Yeo qualified to the vault final in fifth place with a score of 14.766.[14] However, she finished last in the final after a fall and going out of bounds when attempting the handspring double twist vault.[15] Because she qualified for the vault event final, Yeo qualified as an individual for the 2020 Olympic Games.[16] After the World Championships, she competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial and placed ninth in the all-around.[17] She also competed at the Swiss Cup alongside Lee Jun-ho, and they finished seventh as a team.[18]

2021–2022

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At the 2020 Olympic Games, Yeo competed in the vault final and performed her eponymous vault, which had the highest difficulty value in the final.[19] She finished with an average score of 14.733 and won the bronze medal behind Brazilian Rebeca Andrade and American MyKayla Skinner.[20] This made her the first South Korean female gymnast to win an Olympic medal.[21]

Yeo competed at the 2022 Asian Championships in June. While there, she helped South Korea finish second as a team behind China. Individually, she won gold on the vault and placed fifth in the all-around and on the floor exercise.[22] She then competed at the 2022 World Championships and placed seventh in the vault final.[23]

2023

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Yeo competed at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy. Individually, she won the gold medal on the vault and the silver medal on the balance beam.[24] She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the South Korean Championships.[25] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. Individually, Yeo successfully defended her vault title.[26]

Yeo competed at the World Championships where she helped Korea place 11th as a team during qualifications.[27] In doing so, Korea qualified a full team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games.[28] Individually Yeo qualified for the vault final. During the final, Yeo performed two clean vaults and won the bronze medal behind Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and American Simone Biles. This was the first World Championships medal won by a female South Korean gymnast.[29]

2024

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Yeo won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Eom Do-hyun, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Shin Sol-yi.[30]

Eponymous skills

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Yeo has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[31]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to Code of Points
Vault Yeo Handspring forward on – stretched salto forward with 2/1 turn (720°) off 5.8 2019 Korea Cup
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 South Korean Championships  
Guimaraes World Challenge Cup  
Asian Games 4 9   8 7
World Championships 5
Voronin Cup     8 8  
2019 Melbourne World Cup  
Korean National Team Selection 4
Korea Cup    
World Championships 8
Arthur Gander Memorial 9
Swiss Cup 7
2021
Olympic Games  
2022
Asian Championships   5   5
World Championships 7
2023 City of Jesolo Trophy       8
South Korean Championships  
Asian Championships    
World Championships 11  
2024 Korean National Team Selection  
Olympic Games 12 7

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Yeo Seojeong". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Yeo Seo-jeong is ready to step into her father's gym shoes". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Oh, Chang-won (24 February 2024). "경기체고 출신 국가대표 여자 체조선수 엄도현, 매년 모교에 학교발전기금 전달" [Eom Do-hyeon, a national female gymnast from Gyeonggi Physical Education High School, donates school development funds to her alma mater every year.]. Joongboo (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 June 2018). "2018 South Korean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Larduet, Methuen golden at Guimarães World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 August 2018). "2018 Asian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Women's Vault Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 December 2018). "2018 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ Jeong, Yun-Cheol (25 February 2019). "Yeo Seo-jeong wins gold medal in World Cup Gymnastics". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Asian nations dominate Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 May 2019). "2019 Korean National Team Selection Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Yeo Seo-jeong likely to have new vault named after her". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Teen gymnast enters int'l scoring book with new vault". Yonhap News Agency. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October – 13 October 2019 Women's Vault Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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  16. ^ "List of the Artistic Gymnastics Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 November 2019). "2019 Arthur Gander Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 November 2019). "2019 Swiss Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong wins bronze medal in women's vault". The Korea Times. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Olympic Committee. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  21. ^ "(Olympics) Gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong wins bronze medal in women's vault". Yonhap News Agency. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2022). "2022 Asian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  23. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October – 6 November 2022 Women's Vault Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  24. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 April 2023). "2023 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  25. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 April 2023). "2023 South Korean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 – Women's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress Results. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  27. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September – 8 October 2023 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  30. ^ "신솔이, 여자 기계체조 대표 선발전서 1위…여서정 3위" [Shin Sol-yi takes first place in the women's artistic gymnastics national team selection competition... Yeo Seo-jeong 3rd place]. Hankyung (in Korean). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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  32. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 September 2018). "Yeo Seojeong". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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