Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, with women competing for the time at the 1928 Olympic Games. [1] At the 2020 Olympic Games Yeo Seo-jeong became the first South Korean female artistic gymnast to win a medal. [2]
Gymnast | Years |
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Bae Eun-mi | 1988 |
Choi Mi-seon | 2000 |
Choi Yeong-suk | 1964 |
Han Gyeong-im | 1988 |
Heo Seon-mi | 2012 |
Im Hye-jin | 1988 |
Jeong Bong-sun | 1964 |
Jo Hyun-joo | 2008 |
Kim Eun-mi | 1988 |
Kim Nam-ok | 1988 |
Kong Yun-jin | 1996 |
Lee Deok-bun | 1964 |
Lee Eun-ju | 2016 |
Lee Hui-gyeong | 1992 |
Lee Jeong-hui | 1984 |
Lee Yun-seo | 2020 |
Min A-yeong | 1992 |
Park Kyung-ah | 2004 |
Park Ji-suk | 1988 |
Sim Jae-yeong | 1984 |
Yeo Seo-jeong | 2020 |
Yu Myeong-ja | 1960 |
Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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Bronze | Yeo Seo-jeong | 2020 Tokyo | Women's vault |
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South Korea competed as Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 competitors, 175 men and 106 women, took part in 144 events in 26 sports.
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