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]
| South Korea at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | KOR |
| Medals |
|
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Yoo Ok-ryul |  1991 Indianapolis |
Men's vault |
| Gold |
Yoo Ok-ryul |  1992 Paris |
Men's vault |
 Bronze |
Yoo Ok-ryul |  1993 Birmingham |
Men's vault |
| Bronze |
Yeo Hong-chul |  1994 Brisbane |
Men's vault |
 Silver |
Yeo Hong-chul |  1996 San Juan |
Men's vault |
| Gold |
Lee Joo-hyung |  1999 Tianjin |
Men's parallel bars |
| Silver |
Yoo Won-chul |  2006 Aarhus |
Men's parallel bars |
| Gold |
Kim Dae-eun |  2007 Stuttgart |
Men's parallel bars |
| Gold |
Yang Hak-seon |  2011 Tokyo |
Men's vault |
| Gold |
Yang Hak-seon |  2013 Antwerp |
Men's vault |
| Bronze |
Kim Han-sol |  2017 Montreal |
Men's vault |
| Bronze |
Yeo Seo-jeong | 2023 Antwerp |
Women's vault |
Junior World medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Ryu Sung-hyun |  2019 Győr |
Boys' floor exercise |
References
edit- ^ "Men's and Women's World Championships Results & Medalists". USA Gymnastics.
- ^ Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. p. 79.
- ^ "'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.