Pae Gil-su

Pae Gil-su (Korean: 배길수, also written Pae Kil-su, born March 4, 1972) is a North Korean gymnast.

In this Korean name, the family name is Pae.
Pae Gil-su
Country represented North Korea
Born (1972-03-04) March 4, 1972
Tongdaewon-guyok, Pyongyang
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Pommel horse
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Paris Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Lausanne Pommel horse
Pae Gil-su
Chosŏn'gŭl
배길수
Hancha
裵吉洙
Revised RomanizationBae Gilsu
McCune–ReischauerPae Kilsu

He won the gold medal for the pommel horse at the 1992 Summer Olympics (tied with Vitaly Scherbo).[1]

And he won the gold medal at the 27th, 28th and 32nd World Gymnastics Championships.

Pae attended Pyongyang Sinri Primary School and the Korean Physical Education College.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pae Gil-Su". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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