Yeo Hong-chul
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| Country represented |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 28, 1971 Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | "Yeo I" and "Yeo II" in vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yeo Hong-Chul (Hangul: 여홍철, Hanja: 呂洪哲, Revised Romanization: Yeo Hong-cheol; born 28 May 1971 in Gwangju) is a retired South Korean gymnast. He won the silver medal in the vault event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also participated in 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. After the 2000 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement.
He also competed on the Japanese obstacle course show, Sasuke, three different times (7th, 8th, 11th tournaments), but failed to clear the first stage on all three tries.
His daughter, Yeo Seo-jeong, is also an Olympic medalist on vault, having won a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic vault final.
External links[]
- Yeo Hong Chul at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Yeo Hong-Cheol at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Yeo (Vault)
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