Ryu Sung-hyun explained

Ryu Sung-hyun
Nickname:Gibbon
Birth Date:2002 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Height:163 cm[1]
Discipline:MAG
Club:Korea National Sport University
Headcoach:Jo Seong-Min
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Ryu Sung-hyun (Korean: 류성현; born 22 October 2002)[1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. He is the 2019 Junior World champion on the floor exercise. He represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics and placed fourth in the floor exercise final. He won two bronze medals at the 2021 Summer World University Games. He has qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics through the 2024 FIG World Cup series.

Early life

Ryu was born in 2002 in Seoul.[2] When he was eight years old, he stayed after school to watch his school's gymnastics practices. His father, a former football player, did not want him to become an athlete and would not let him join the team.[3] He began practicing gymnastics alone for four years, and the team coach eventually contacted and convinced his parents to let him join the team.[4]

Career

2019

Ryu made his international debut at the 2019 Junior World Championships.[5] He helped the South Korean team place sixth,[6] and he qualified for the floor exercise final in first place.[7] He then won the gold medal in the final ahead of Félix Dolci and Nazar Chepurnyi.[8]

2020–2021

In 2020, Ryu won the gold medal in the floor exercise at the Melbourne World Cup.[9] Then at the Baku World Cup, he finished fourth on the floor exercise during the qualification round.[10] However, the event finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Ryu won the all-around competition at South Korea's Olympic Trials and was selected to represent South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Kim Han-sol, Lee Jun-ho, and Yang Hak-seon.[12] At the Olympic Games, the team placed 11th during the qualification round.[13] Individually, Ryu qualified for the floor exercise final in third place. During the final, he competed with the highest difficulty score in the field, but mistakes on the landings caused him to finish in fourth place.[14] After the Olympic Games, he competed at the World Championships and once again finished fourth on the floor exercise.[15]

2022

Ryu began the 2022 season with a fifth-place finish on the floor exercise at the Doha World Cup.[16] Then at the Asian Championships, he helped the South Korean team place fourth, and he placed sixth in the all-around.[17] In the event finals, he placed fifth on the floor exercise and seventh on the rings and horizontal bar.[18] He then competed at the 2022 World Championships where the South Korean team placed eighth in the team final.[19] He qualified for the all-around final, but he chose to withdraw to focus on the event finals.[20] Individually, he finished sixth in the floor exercise final.[21]

2023

At the 2023 Asian Championships, Ryu placed fourth with the South Korean team.[22] Individually, he finished seventh in the all-around and floor exercise and fourth on the parallel bars.[23] He then represented South Korea at the 2021 Summer World University Games, which were held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he helped the team win the bronze medal.[24] Individually, he finished seventh in the all-around,[25] fifth on the parallel bars, and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[26] During the 2023 World Championships, Ryu fractured his left clavicle. The South Korean team finished 13th during the qualification round and did not qualify as a full team for the 2024 Olympic Games.[27]

2024

Ryu registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn an individual berth for the 2024 Olympic Games, despite not being fully recovered from his injury. In the first event in Cairo, he won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[28] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, he won the bronze medal behind Harry Hepworth and Artem Dolgopyat.[29] Although he only finished fifth in Baku, he mathematically secured an Olympic berth prior to the final event in Doha.[30] [31] His Olympic qualification was officially confirmed after the Doha World Cup,[32] and he was the overall floor exercise champion of the World Cup series.[33]

Personal life

Since 2021, Ryu has studied physical education at the Korea National Sport University (KNSU). At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he will become the first athlete to compete at two Olympic Games as a KNSU student.

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAFXPHSRVTPBHB
Junior
2019
Junior World Championships6
Senior
2020Melbourne World Cup
Baku World Cup4
2021Olympic Trials
align=left Olympic Games 11 4
World Championships4
2022 Doha World Cup5
align=left Asian Championships4 6 5 7 7
World Championships8 6
2023
align=left Asian Championships4 7 7 4
World University Games7 5
World Championships13
2024 Cairo World Cup
Cottbus World Cup
Baku World Cup5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics - Ryu Sunghyun. 24 July 2021. Tokyo 2020. en-us. 24 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724110331/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1345406-ryu-sunghyun.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Ryu Sunghyun - FIG Athlete Profile . . 16 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Kang . Dong-woong . 체조에 홀린 8세 꼬마는 '100년 만의 천재'로 컸다 . An 8-year-old kid obsessed with gymnastics grew up to be the ‘first genius in 100 years’ . . 16 May 2024 . ko . 7 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Song . Hyeon-il . '100년 만의 천재' 류성현 학우, 재학생 최초로 올림픽 무대 두 번 밟는다 . Ryu Seong-hyeon, a ‘genius in 100 years’, becomes the first student to step onto the Olympic stage twice . . 16 May 2024 . ko . 8 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Gymnasts hail 'outstanding' standard as six different nationalities win individual golds . . 16 May 2024 . 26 June 2019.
  6. Web site: 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Men's Team Final . . . 16 May 2024 . 27 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Japan dominate on historic opening day of Junior Worlds . . 16 May 2024 . 27 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Etchells. Daniel. 29 June 2019. Gold medals shared five ways on first day of apparatus finals at Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617135207/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081396/gold-medals-shared-five-ways-on-first-day-of-apparatus-finals-at-artistic-gymnastics-junior-world-championships. 17 June 2020. 17 June 2020. Inside the Games.
  9. News: Olympic champion Petrounias claims rings gold at FIG World Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622235737/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1090915/petrounias-wins-rings-gold-melbourne . 22 June 2020. Inside the Games. live. Morgan. Liam.
  10. Web site: FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup AGF Trophy Men's Apparatus Results . . . 17 May 2024 . 12 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Finals of Baku World Cup cancelled. International Gymnastics Federation. 13 March 2020. 17 May 2024.
  12. Web site: 2021년도 남자 기계체조 올림픽대표 최종선발전 종료‥류성현 1위!. The final selection for the 2021 men's gymnastics Olympic team is over... Ryu Seong-hyun, 1st place! . ko. EduYonhap. 14 June 2021. 15 May 2024. Park. Geun-hyung.
  13. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Qualification – Results. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2021. 24 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724153627/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73A_GARM------------------QUAL--------.pdf. dead.
  14. Web site: Kim . Monica . 류성현, 대한민국 최초 마루운동 올림픽 메달리스트를 꿈꾸다 . Ryu Seong-hyun dreams of becoming Korea's first floor exercise Olympic medalist. . . 16 May 2024 . ko . 27 October 2022.
  15. Web site: 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Floor Exercise Final . . . 17 May 2024 . 23 October 2023.
  16. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 Doha World Cup Men's Results . The Gymternet . 17 May 2024 . 5 March 2022.
  17. Web site: Crumlish . John . Chinese gymnasts, the Philippines' Yulo dominate Asian Championships in Doha . . 17 May 2024 . 18 June 2022.
  18. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 Asian Championships Men's Results . The Gymternet . 17 May 2024 . 21 June 2022.
  19. Web site: 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Team Final . . . 17 May 2024 . 2 November 2022.
  20. Web site: Kim . Monica . 리버풀 2022 세계기계체조선수권: 여서정, 도마 최종 7위...류성현, 마루운동 최종 6위 . Liverpool 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Yeo Yeo-jeong, final 7th place in vault... Ryu Seong-hyun, final 6th place in floor exercise . . 17 May 2024 . ko . 5 November 2022.
  21. Web site: 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships apparatus finals – Results Saturday 5 November . . 17 May 2024 . 5 November 2022.
  22. Web site: Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team . Japan Gymnastics Association . 17 May 2024 . 15 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Men's Artistic Gymnastics . ScoreExpress Results . 17 May 2024.
  24. Web site: U.S. men's team lands fourth at the FISU World University Games in China . . 17 May 2024 . 2 August 2023.
  25. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Final . . . 17 May 2024 . 4 August 2023.
  26. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Men's Apparatus Finals Results . . . 17 May 2024 . 5 August 2023.
  27. Web site: 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Team Qualification . . . 17 May 2024 . 30 September 2023.
  28. Web site: Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo . . 16 May 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  29. Web site: Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember . . 16 May 2024 . 27 February 2024.
  30. Web site: Golden celebrations and Olympic qualifications: Who did what at the Baku World Cup . . 16 May 2024 . 11 March 2024.
  31. Web site: Kwon . Jong-oh . 체조 류성현, 파리 올림픽 남자 마루운동 출전권 획득 . Gymnast Ryu Seong-hyun wins men's floor exercise qualification at Paris Olympics . . 16 May 2024 . ko . 12 March 2024.
  32. Web site: 23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here . . 16 May 2024 . 22 April 2024.
  33. Web site: Nemour, Derwael, Davtyans top the charts as 2024 World Cup series champions . . 16 May 2024 . 23 April 2024.

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