Yeo Seojeong

Yeo Seo-jeong (; born 20 February 2002) She graduated from Gyeonggi Physical Education High School.

Career 2018 Yeo won the all-around title at the South Korean National Championships. Then, she made her senior international debut at the Guimaraes World Challenge Cup and won the gold medal on vault. She was then selected to compete at the 2018 Asian Games alongside Ham Mi-ju, Kim Ju-ry, Lee Eun-ju, and Yun Na-rae. The team finished in fourth place. Individually, Yeo won the gold medal on vault, and she placed ninth in the all-around, eighth on beam, and seventh on floor. She then competed at the World Championships where she placed fifth in the vault final. Her final meet of the season was the Voronin Cup where she won vault gold, all-around silver, and floor exercise bronze, and she placed eighth on the uneven bars and balance beam.

2019 Yeo won the gold medal on the vault at the Melbourne World Cup. This was the first time that a Korean female gymnast won a gold medal in the FIG World Cup series. She placed fourth in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection meet. At the 2019 Korea Cup, Yeo became the first woman to land the handspring double twist vault. She said of the new vault, "I was afraid, but once I started focusing on the competition, my fear disappeared. I am so happy that I was able to execute that. I wanted to land the new vault regardless of my final rankings today, and everything went my way." The vault was then named after her and added to the Code of Points.

At the World Championships in Stuttgart, Yeo qualified to the vault final in fifth place with a score of 14.766. However, she finished last in the final after a fall and going out of bounds when attempting the handspring double twist vault. Because she qualified for the vault event final, Yeo qualified as an individual for the 2020 Olympic Games. After the World Championships, she competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial and placed ninth in the all-around. She also competed at the Swiss Cup alongside Lee Jun-ho, and they finished seventh as a team.

2021–2022 At the 2020 Olympic Games, Yeo competed in the vault final and performed her eponymous vault, which had the highest difficulty value in the final. She finished with an average score of 14.733 and won the bronze medal behind Brazilian Rebeca Andrade and American MyKayla Skinner. This made her the first South Korean female gymnast to win an Olympic medal.

Yeo competed at the 2022 Asian Championships in June. While there, she helped South Korea finish second as a team behind China. Individually, she won gold on the vault and placed fifth in the all-around and on the floor exercise. She then competed at the 2022 World Championships and placed seventh in the vault final.

2023 Yeo competed at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy. Individually, she won the gold medal on the vault and the silver medal on the balance beam. She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the South Korean Championships. Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. Individually, Yeo successfully defended her vault title.

Yeo competed at the World Championships where she helped Korea place 11th as a team during qualifications. In doing so, Korea qualified a full team to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games. Individually Yeo qualified for the vault final. During the final, Yeo performed two clean vaults and won the bronze medal behind Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and American Simone Biles. This was the first World Championships medal won by a female South Korean gymnast.

2024 Yeo won the bronze medal in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Eom Do-hyun, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Shin Sol-yi. South Korea placed twelfth in the team competition. Individually, Yeo qualified to the vault final, where she ultimately finished seventh.

2025 Yeo competed only domestically in 2025. At the Korean National Sports Festival in September of 2025, she qualified for the uneven bars final, finishing in fourth place. In November 2025, she participated in a National Team selection event, though she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam, finishing sixth on each.

2026 In April 2026, Yeo resumed competing in the all-around. Competing in the senior women's division at the 2026 South Korean Championships, she won the gold medal in the individual all-around, as well as on vault and balance beam. She also took second place on floor exercise and third on uneven bars. Yeo also participated in the final National Team selection competition for 2026, held in May. She received the highest scores on vault and floor exercise during both days of trials.

Eponymous skills Yeo has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. ApparatusNameDescriptionDifficultyAdded to Code of Points Vault Yeo Handspring forward on – stretched salto forward with 2/1 turn (720°) off 5.8 2019 Korea Cup

Competitive history