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 won the silver medal in the vault event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also participated in 1992 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. After the 2000 Summer Olympics, he announced his retirement.

Yeo Hong-Chul
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born (1971-05-28) May 28, 1971
Gwangju, South Korea
Height5 ft 4 12 in (164 cm)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Eponymous skills"Yeo I" and "Yeo II" in vault
Retired2000

He also competed on the Japanese obstacle course show, Sasuke, three different times (7th, 8th, 11th tournaments), but failed to clear the first stage on all three tries.

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