Yeo Hong-chul

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 participated in three Olympics, winning a silver medal, and retired after the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Yeo Hong-Chul
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born (1971-05-28) May 28, 1971
Gwangju, South Korea
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Eponymous skills"Yeo I" and "Yeo II" in vault
Retired2000
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Vault
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 San Juan Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brisbane Vault
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield Vault
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo Vault
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Vault
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Vault
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
In this Korean name, the family name is Yeo.

Career

Yeo won the silver medal in the vault event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also participated in 1992 Summer Olympics, 1994 Asian Games, 1998 Asian Games and 2000 Summer Olympics. After the 2000 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement. He has two vault skills named after him. His daughter would later conceive her own eponymous FIG-recognized vault skill by combining the "Yeo I" and "Yeo II".[1][2]

He competed on the Japanese obstacle course show, Sasuke, four different times (7th, 8th, 11th, 12th tournaments), but failed to clear the first stage every time.

After retiring, Yeo earned his doctorate degree at Korea National Sport University.[3][4] He is a professor at Kyung Hee University's College of Physical Education.[5] His research has largely been focused on the kinetic motions of elite athletes.[6]

He served as a commentator for KBS's domestic broadcasts of artistic gymnastics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Yeo is married to former artistic gymnast Kim Chae-eun (formerly Kim Yoon-ji), who also competed at the 1994 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the team event. They have two daughters and remain involved in sports; besides lecturing, Yeo has been a guest commentator for gymnastics competitions while Kim is in an administrative role in the Korean Gymnastics Association.[7] Their younger daughter, Yeo Seo-jeong, is also an Olympic medalist on vault, having won a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic vault final.[8]

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2022 Operation Time KBS2 Host [9]

References
  1. "Winners and Losers from Women's Gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics". Bleacher Report. August 4, 2021.
  2. "(Olympics) Like father, like daughter: gymnast vaults to bronze 25 years after father's silver". Yonhap News Agency. August 1, 2021.
  3. "`체조스타` 여홍철씨, 경희대 전임교수 부임" (in Korean). KBS. September 3, 2003.
  4. "한국체조 간판 여홍철등 박사과정 합격". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). February 25, 2002.
  5. "경희대학교 체육대학: 전임교수" (in Korean). Kyung Hee University. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  6. "Hong-Chul Yeo's scientific contributions". ResearchGate.
  7. "'그 아버지에 그 딸'…여홍철처럼 딸 여서정도 도마에 '승부수'". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 19, 2018.
  8. "동메달 딴 여서정 아빠 여홍철 "체조 더 빨리 시킬 걸 그랬죠"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). August 2, 2021.
  9. "김성주-박세리-여홍철 '우리끼리 작전타임' [MK포토]" [Kim Seong-joo - Pak Se-ri - Yeo Hong-cheol 'Operation Time Between Us' [MK Photo]] (in Korean). MK Sports. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Naver.


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