Lee Yun-seo was born on 5 March 2003 and is a South Korean artistic gymnast.
22 Facts About Lee Yun-seo
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Lee Yun-seo is the 2022 Asian uneven bars and team silver medalist and all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise bronze medalist.
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Lee Yun-seo 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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Lee Yun-seo's 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.
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Lee Yun-seo 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.
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Lee Yun-seo competed at the 2018 Junior Asian Championships where South Korea won the team bronze medal behind China and Japan.
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Lee Yun-seo was selected to compete at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
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Lee Yun-seo made her senior international debut at the American Cup and placed ninth in the all-around.
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Lee Yun-seo then went to the Tokyo World Cup and finished seventh in the all-around.
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Lee Yun-seo then went to the Korea Cup and won the gold medal on the uneven bars.
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Lee Yun-seo 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.
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Individually, Lee Yun-seo finished 28th in the all-around and was the first reserve for the all-around final.
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Lee Yun-seo did not compete in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lee Yun-seo 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.
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Lee Yun-seo 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.
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Lee Yun-seo then competed with the South Korean team at the 2022 World Championships that placed 13th in the qualification round.
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Lee Yun-seo competed on the uneven bars at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy.
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Lee Yun-seo won the bronze medal in the uneven bars final behind Italians Alice D'Amato and Giorgia Villa.
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Lee Yun-seo only competed on the uneven bars are the South Korean Championships, and she placed third.
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Individually, Lee Yun-seo won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind China's Qiu Qiyuan.
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At the 2023 World Championships, Lee Yun-seo helped Korea place 11th as a team during qualifications.
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Lee Yun-seo 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 Yun-seo Da-yeong, Yeo Seo-jeong, and Shin Sol-yi.