Shin Sol-yi

Shin Sol-yi (Hangul: 신솔이; born July 14, 2004) is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 South Korean national champion. She finished eleventh in the all-around at the 2021 World Championships, the highest-ever placement for a South Korean female gymnast.[1] On the junior level, Shin is the 2017 Asian Junior Championships vault silver medalist.

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Sol-yi
신솔이
Shin at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameShin Sol-yi
Alternative name(s)Sin Sol-i
Country represented South Korea
Born (2004-07-14) July 14, 2004
Chungbuk, South Korea
HometownChungju
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Head coach(es)Lee Jeong-sik
Former coach(es)Ahn Young-mi
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 SingaporeTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 SingaporeAll-around
Bronze medal – third place2023 SingaporeFloor Exercise

Personal life

Shin was born on July 17, 2004, in Chungbuk, South Korea. As of 2021, she is a student at Chungbuk Physical Education High School.[2]

Career

2017

Shin competed at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships and won bronze with the Korean team. Individually, she finished seventh in the all-around and won silver on vault. She also competed in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals.[3] Shin then competed at the 2017 Junior Japan International, where she placed 11th in the all-around and qualified to the uneven bars final, finishing eighth.

2018

Shin again competed at the Asian Junior Championships and again won bronze with the Korean team. Individually, she qualified to the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise finals, but did not medal. Shin won the middle school division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism meet for a second consecutive year despite minor ankle and calf injuries.[4][5]

2019

Shin finished sixth at a Korean national team selection event and was named to the Korean team for the inaugural 2019 World Junior Championships alongside Hyun Jin-ju and Lee Da-yeong. She finished 38th in qualifications (29th after the two-per-country rule was applied) and did not advance to any finals.

Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor exercise
Shin in qualifications at the 2019 Junior World Championships

2020

Shin did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea; it would have been her first senior international season.

2021

Shin won the Korean national team selection meet at the end of April ahead of Eom Do-hyun and Yeo Seo-jeong.[6] She won the South Korean Championships in early May with the highest score on every event except vault, where she had the second-highest score. Shin did not compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics due to South Korea having only qualified two nominative berths belonging to Yeo and Lee Yun-seo. She then competed at the Korean National Sports Festival where she won gold on vault and floor exercise and silver in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam, all behind Lee.[7] Due to her results, Shin was named to the Korean delegation for the 2021 World Championships alongside Lee, Eom, and Lee Da-yeong.

At the World Championships, Shin qualified in 14th to the individual all-around final and was first reserve for the floor exercise final.[8][9] In the all-around final, she improved to 11th overall, besting Park Ji-suk's 18th-place finish in 1987 for the highest-ever placement for a South Korean female gymnast in World Championships history.[1]

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017
Asian Junior Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)72nd place, silver medalist(s)64
Japan Junior International118
2018
Asian Junior Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)657
2019 Korean National Team Selection6
World Junior Championships1029
Senior
2021 Korean National Team Selection1st place, gold medalist(s)
South Korean Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Korean National Sports Festival2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships11R1
2022
Asian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023City of Jesolo Trophy2nd place, silver medalist(s)1356
Asian Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)7483rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships11

Source:[10]

References
  1. The Gymternet [@thegymterdotnet] (October 21, 2021). "Shin Solyi's 11th place finish is the best AA performance from a South Korean gymnast, topping Park Jisook's 18th-place finish from 1987" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "SHIN Solyi". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique.
  3. Hopkins, Lauren (May 24, 2017). "China Sweeps Asian Junior Championships". The Gymternet.
  4. Byun, Dong-min (September 3, 2018). "[인터뷰] 예성여중 신솔이, "오직 금메달을 따기 위해 최선을 다하겠다."" [[Interview] Yesung Girls' Middle School Shin Sol-yi, "I will only do my best to win the gold medal."]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean).
  5. Byun, Dong-min (September 3, 2018). "[인터뷰] 예성여중의 안영미 코치, "신솔이는 의지력이 강하다."" [[Interview] Yesung Girls' Middle School’s coach Ahn Young-mi, "Shin Sol-yi has a strong willpower."]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean).
  6. Bae, Bae-taek (May 3, 2021). "2021년도 기계체조 국가대표 선발 명단 확정" [2021 national gymnastics team selection list confirmed]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean).
  7. Hopkins, Lauren (October 12, 2021). "2021 Korean National Sports Festival Results". The Gymternet.
  8. Jang, Hyeon-goo (October 21, 2021). "신솔이, 체조세계선수권 여자 개인종합 11위…이윤서는 13위" [Shin Sol-yi placed 11th in the women's individual all-around at the World Gymnastics Championships...Lee Yoon-seo is 13th]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean).
  9. Brodsky, Samantha (October 26, 2021). "It's Easy (Come, Easy Go) to Enjoy This Gymnast's Bohemian Rhapsody Floor Routine at 2021 Worlds". PopSugar.
  10. Hopkins, Lauren. "Shin Sol Yi". The Gymternet.
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