Yu Gyu-min
South Korean athlete (born 2001)
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Yu Gyu-min (born 22 April 2001) is a South Korean triple jumper.[1]
Long Jump: 7.35m (2019)
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| Born | 22 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Long jump, Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Triple Jump: 16.91m (2024) Long Jump: 7.35m (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Yu won the silver medal in the triple jump in Gifu, Japan, at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships with a jump of 15.56 metres.[2][3]
He won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan with 16.73 metres in February 2023.[4][5] He jumped 16.28 metres for a fifth place finish at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[6]
He had a sixth place finish in the triple jump at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran, with 15.64 metres in February 2024.[7] He jumped a new personal best 16.91 metres to win the South Korean championships in June 2024.[8]
He won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea in May 2025, with a best jump of 16.82 metres.[9][10] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12]
