Ri Se-gwang

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Ri Se-gwang
— Gymnast —
Full name Ri Se-gwang
Country represented  North Korea
Born (1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 39)
South Hamgyong
Hometown Pyongyang
Height 153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior
Club April 25 Sports Club
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Vault
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Stuttgart Vault
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Vault
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Rings
Asian Gymnastics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Putian Vault
Gold medal – first place 2012 Putian Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Putian Team
Ri Se-gwang
Chosŏn'gŭl 리세광
Revised Romanization I Segwang
McCune–Reischauer Ri Segwang

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Ri.

Ri Se-gwang (born January 21, 1985 in the South Hamgyong Province) is a North Korean artistic gymnast,[1] representing the April 25 Sports Club.[2] He won a bronze medal on vault at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was the first North Korean ever to win a gold medal on vault at the Asian Games, where he performed solidly at the 2006 Asian Games was the first one for North Korea on that apparatus.[1]

In 2009, he successfully performed an extremely difficult new vault, a Tsukahara (1/4 entry in the first flight) on the vaulting table, followed by a full twisting double backwards salto in tuck position.[3] The new vault is named after Ri.[2] The vault is valued a 7.2 A-score, the second highest difficulty value in the world, with Hak Seon Yang's vault being the most difficult with a start value of 7.4.

Ri competed in the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and qualified first for the vault final. He finished 7th in the final after a fall on his first vault and going out of bounds on his second vault, with an average score of 15.650.

In the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Nanning, China, Ri defeated the reigning World and Olympic Champion Yang Hak-seon and won the gold medal. On Nov. 1, 2015, Ri participated in the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and successfully defended his title.

References

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