Lee Yun-seo

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Lee Yun-seo
2018-10-07 Gymnastics at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' Artistic Gymnastics - Floor qualification (Martin Rulsch) 141.jpg
Lee at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Country representedFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)
Seoul, South Korea
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–present
ClubGyeongsangbuk Provincial Office
Head coach(es)Shin Ki-Jeong
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Doha Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Singapore Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 SingaporeUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 DohaAll-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 DohaUneven bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 DohaFloor exercise

Lee Yun-seo (born 5 March 2003) [1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian uneven bars and team silver medalist and all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise bronze medalist. She has competed at four World Championships, and she represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2024 Summer Olympics and at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

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Early life

Lee was born in 2003 in Seoul. Her father, Lee Jong, competed gymnastics internationally in the 1990s and was a coach at Jeonnong Elementary School, where Lee Yun-seo and her brother began gymnastics. [2]

Junior career

Lee made her international debut at the 2017 Junior Asian Championships where she helped the South Korean team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan. She also placed fourth in the all-around and sixth on the balance beam, and she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Chinese gymnasts Li Qi and Chen Yile. [3] She also competed at the 2018 Junior Asian Championships where South Korea once again won the team bronze medal behind China and Japan. Individually, she won the bronze medal in the all-around, the silver medal on the uneven bars, and the bronze medal on the floor exercise. [4]

Lee was selected to compete at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. There, she qualified for the all-around final where she finished 13th with a total score of 48.899. [5] She also qualified for the uneven bars final where she finished sixth with a score of 13.166. [6] At the 2018 Voronin Cup, she won the bronze medal in the all-around and the floor exercise both behind Russian gymnasts Vladislava Urazova and Viktoria Listunova, and she won the gold medal on the uneven bars. [7]

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Vault
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Uneven bars
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Uneven bars
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Floor exercise
Lee at the 2018 Youth Olympics

Senior career

2019

Lee made her senior international debut at the American Cup and placed ninth in the all-around. [8] She then went to the Tokyo World Cup and finished seventh in the all-around. [9] At the Korean National Team Selection competition, she finished second in the all-around behind Kim Ju-ry. [10] She then went to the Korea Cup and won the gold medal on the uneven bars. [11] She was then selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Eom Do-hyun, Ham Mi-ju, Lee Eun-ju, and Yeo Seo-jeong, and they finished 16th in the qualification round. [12] Individually, Lee finished 28th in the all-around and was the first reserve for the all-around final. [13] This resulted earned her an individual spot for the 2020 Olympics. [14] Her final competition of the year was the Toyota International where she won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Angelina Melnikova and the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Melnikova and Hitomi Hatakeda. [15]

2021

Lee did not compete in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She returned to competition at the postponed 2020 Olympic Games and qualified for the all-around final where she finished 21st with a total score of 51.632. [16] She then competed at the Korean National Sports Festival and won the gold medal in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam, and she won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Shin Sol-yi. [17] At the World Championships, she qualified for the all-around final in tenth place and was the first reserve for the uneven bars final. [18] [19] In the all-around final, she finished 13th with a total score of 51.699. [20]

2022–2023

Lee competed at the 2022 Asian Championships in June. While there, she helped South Korea place second as a team behind China. Individually, she won bronze in the all-around, on the uneven bars, and on floor exercise. [21] She then competed with the South Korean team at the 2022 World Championships that placed 13th in the qualification round. [22] Individually, Lee qualified for the all-around final and placed 15th. [23]

Lee competed on the uneven bars at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy. She won the bronze medal in the uneven bars final behind Italians Alice D'Amato and Giorgia Villa. [24] She also only competed on the uneven bars are the South Korean Championships, and she placed third. [25] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. Individually, Lee won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind China's Qiu Qiyuan. [26]

At the 2023 World Championships, Lee helped Korea place 11th as a team during qualifications. [27] With this result, South Korea earned a team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [28] Lee qualified for the all-around final and finished 19th with a total score of 51.732. [29]

2024

Lee placed fourth 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, Yeo Seo-jeong, and Shin Sol-yi. [30] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she finished 56th in the all-around, placing 63rd on uneven bars and balance beam, and 75th on floor exercise. [2]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017
Junior Asian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg46Bronze medal icon.svg
2018
Junior Asian ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Youth Olympic Games 136
Voronin Cup Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Senior
2019 American Cup 9
Tokyo World Cup 7
Korean National Team SelectionSilver medal icon.svg
Korea CupGold medal icon.svg
World Championships 16R1
Toyota InternationalSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2021
Olympic Games 21
Korean National Sports FestivalGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
World Championships 13R1R2
2022
Asian Championships Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 15
2023 City of Jesolo Trophy Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
South Korean ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svg
Asian Championships Silver medal icon.svg4Silver medal icon.svg6
World Championships 1119
2024 Korean National Team Selection4
Olympic Games 12

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