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The First South Korean Gymnast To Qualify To A Worlds Final

In 2010, Jo Hyun-joo became the first female gymnast from South Korea to qualify to an event final at a World championships. Jo qualified to...




In 2010, Jo Hyun-joo became the first female gymnast from South Korea to qualify to an event final at a World championships.

Jo qualified to the vault final in sixth place. She competed a round-off, flic-flac with ½ turn (180°) on – salto forward stretched with½ twist off, also known as Lopez, for her first vault, and a double twisting Yurchenko for her second vault  which are worth a 4.8 and 5.0 in difficulty score in accordance to the 2022-2024 code of points.

She finished in six place.

The South Korean athlete is an Olympian, having competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In 2021, the World witnessed the first female South Korean Olympic medalist as Yeo Seo-jeong won a bronze medal on vault.

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