The Most Famous
GYMNASTS from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Gymnasts. The pantheon dataset contains 183 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 2
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. Son Yeon-jae (1994 - )
With an HPI of 28.06, Son Yeon-jae is the most famous South Korean Gymnast. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Yang Hak-seon (1992 - )
With an HPI of 24.37, Yang Hak-seon is the 2nd most famous South Korean Gymnast. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
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.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as gymnasts born between 1992 and 1994. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living gymnasts include Son Yeon-jae and Yang Hak-seon.
