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Lee Yun-seo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Yun-seo
Lee at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)
Seoul, South Korea
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–present
ClubGyeongsangbuk Provincial Office
Head coach(es)Shin Ki-Jeong
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Singapore Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Singapore Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Doha All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Doha Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Doha Floor 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 and at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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]

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

Senior career[edit]

2019[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017
Junior Asian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018
Junior Asian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games 13 6
Voronin Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Senior
2019 American Cup 9
Tokyo World Cup 7
Korean National Team Selection 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Korea Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 16 R1
Toyota International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021
Olympic Games 21
Korean National Sports Festival 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 13 R1 R2
2022
Asian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 15
2023 City of Jesolo Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South Korean Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
World Championships 11 19
2024 Korean National Team Selection 4

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References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Lee Yunseo - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2017). "2017 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 April 2018). "2018 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Buenos Aires 2018. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Buenos Aires 2018. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 December 2018). "2018 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Wong, Moldauer victorious at American Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Hurd, Mikulak take two titles in Tokyo for USA". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 June 2019). "2019 Korea Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  20. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Women's All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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  26. ^ "Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Women's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress Results. 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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