Yeo Hong-chul
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Country represented | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Gwangju, South Korea | May 28, 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4½ in (1.64 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | "Yeo I" and "Yeo II" in vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Yeo.
Yeo Hong-Chul (Hangul: 여홍철, Hanja: 呂洪哲) (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 2000 Summer Olympics, he announced retirement.
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.