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
 GoldYoo Ok-ryulUnited States 1991 IndianapolisMen's vault
 GoldYoo Ok-ryulFrance 1992 ParisMen's vault
 BronzeYoo Ok-ryulUnited Kingdom 1993 BirminghamMen's vault
 BronzeYeo Hong-chulAustralia 1994 BrisbaneMen's vault
 SilverYeo Hong-chulPuerto Rico 1996 San JuanMen's vault
 GoldLee Joo-hyungChina 1999 TianjinMen's parallel bars
 SilverYoo Won-chulDenmark 2006 AarhusMen's parallel bars
 GoldKim Dae-eunGermany 2007 StuttgartMen's parallel bars
 GoldYang Hak-seonJapan 2011 TokyoMen's vault
 GoldYang Hak-seonBelgium 2013 AntwerpMen's vault
 BronzeKim Han-solCanada 2017 MontrealMen's vault
 BronzeYeo Seo-jeongBelgium 2023 AntwerpWomen's vault

Junior World medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 GoldRyu Sung-hyunHungary 2019 GyőrBoys' 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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