The Most Famous
GYMNASTS from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Gymnasts. The pantheon dataset contains 370 Gymnasts, 2 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 26th most number of Gymnasts behind Finland, and Latvia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Korean Gymnasts of all time. This list of famous South Korean Gymnasts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Yang Hak-seon (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 29.41, Yang Hak-seon is the most famous South Korean Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Yang Hak-seon (Korean: 양학선; Hanja: 梁鶴善 ; born 6 December 1992) is a South Korean artistic gymnast who specialises in the vault. He is the first South Korean gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal.
2. Son Yeon-jae (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 29.35, Son Yeon-jae is the 2nd most famous South Korean Gymnast. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Son Yeon Jae KTM (Korean: 손연재; born 28 May 1994) is a retired South Korean individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a former member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul. Son is the 2014 Asian Games All-around Champion, the 2010 Asian Games All-around bronze medalist, three-time (2016, 2015, 2013) Asian Championships All-around Champion. She is the first and only South Korean individual rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, FIG World Cup series, Universiade and the Asian Games. Son is managed by the IB Sports agency. She trained in Russia. Son is also a recipient of the Talent Medal of Korea in 2011.
3. Yul Moldauer (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 0.00, Yul Moldauer is the 3rd most famous South Korean Gymnast. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Yul Kyung-Tae Moldauer (born August 26, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2017 U.S. national all-around champion and the 2017 World bronze medalist on floor exercise. He has been a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team since 2017 and represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 World Championships.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as South Korean gymnasts born between 1992 and 1996. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living South Korean gymnasts include Yang Hak-seon, Son Yeon-jae, and Yul Moldauer. As of April 2024, 1 new South Korean gymnasts have been added to Pantheon including Yul Moldauer.
Living South Korean Gymnasts
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Yang Hak-seon
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Son Yeon-jae
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Yul Moldauer
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
