Lee Da-yeong (gymnast)
South Korean artistic gymnast (born 2004)
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Lee Da-yeong (Korean: 이다영; born 28 December 2004) is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She has competed at three senior-level World Championships as well as the 2019 Junior World Championships. She was a member of the teams that won a silver medal at the 2022 and 2023 Asian Championships. She represented South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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South Korea (2017–present)
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| Born | 28 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | South Korea (2017–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Korea National Sport University | ||||||||||||||
Head coach | Lee Jeong-sik | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Junior gymnastics career
Lee made her international debut at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships and won a bronze medal with the South Korean team.[1] She also competed at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships where the South Korean team won another bronze medal, and Lee finished eighth in the uneven bars final.[2]
Lee finished seventh in the all-around at the 2019 Korean National Team Selection with the second-highest score on the uneven bars.[3] She was then selected to compete at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Hyun Jin-ju and Shin Sol-yi, and the team placed 10th.[4] Lee also placed 10th in the individual all-around.[5]
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Senior gymnastics career
Lee became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2020, but she did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
2021–2022
Lee returned to competition at the 2021 South Korean Championships where she won the all-around silver medal behind Shin Sol-yi.[7] At the Korean National Sports Festival, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Lee Yun-seo and Shin. She also won bronze medals in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals.[8] She then competed on the uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2021 World Championships but did not advance into the finals.[9]
Lee competed at the 2022 Asian Championships and helped South Korea win a team silver medal behind China.[10] She then competed with the South Korean team at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool that placed 13th in the qualification round.[11]
2023–2024
Lee helped South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy. Individually, she placed ninth in the all-around and fourth on the balance beam. She also won a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Spain's Laura Casabuena.[12] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China.[13] She then represented South Korea at the World University Games, and the team finished in fifth place. Individually, Lee placed eighth in the all-around and sixth on both the balance beam and floor exercise.[14] She competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Shin Sol-yi, Lee Yun-seo, and Eom Do-hyun, and they placed 11th in the qualification round.[15] With this result, South Korea earned a team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[16]
Lee won the silver medal in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Shin Sol-yi, Lee Yun-seo, and Eom Do-hyun.[17] At the 2024 Olympics, she finished 72nd on uneven bars.[18]
Personal life
As of 2024, Lee is a student at Korea National Sport University.[18]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | |||||||
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| 2018 | |||||||
| Asian Junior Championships | | 8 | |||||
| 2019 | Korean National Team Selection | 7 | |||||
| Junior World Championships | 10 | 10 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2021 | South Korean Championships | | |||||
| Korean National Sports Festival | | | 4 | | |||
| World Championships | 42 | 25 | |||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| Asian Championships |  | ||||||
| World Championships | 13 | ||||||
| 2023 | City of Jesolo Trophy | | 9 | 4 | | ||
| Asian Championships | | ||||||
| World University Games | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |||
| World Championships | 11 | ||||||
| 2024 | Korean National Team Selection | | |||||
| Olympic Games | 12 |
