[ASIAN GAMES] Artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong wins gold in women's vault at Asian Games

South Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong won gold in the women’s vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday in Nagoya, Japan, giving South Korea its first title in the sport. She beat North Korea’s An Chang-ok and China’s Du Siyu in the final. The victory was Yeo’s second career Asian Games women’s vault title, after her 2018 win.

Yeo scored an average of 14.483 points after two attempts in the women’s vault final at Nagoya General Gymnasium.

North Korea’s An Chang-ok finished second with 13.666 points, and China’s Du Siyu took bronze with 13.450 points.

Yeo skipped the 2022 Asian Games to focus on the world championships.

Yeo said to stand alongside her father, Yeo Hong-chul, who won Asian Games men’s vault gold in 1994 and 1998.

Published Sep 24, 2026 7:27 pm KST

Updated Sep 24, 2026 7:50 pm KST

South Korea's Yeo Seo-jung performs during the women's vault final of artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagoya General Gymnasium, in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday. Yonhap

NAGOYA, Japan — South Korean artistic gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong won gold in the women's vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, giving the country its first title in the sport.

Yeo scored an average of 14.483 points after two attempts, beating defending Asiad champion North Korea's An Chang-ok, who scored 13.666 points, in the women's vault final of artistic gymnastics at Nagoya General Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan.

The bronze medal went to Du Siyu of China, who scored 13.450

Thursday's gold was Yeo's second career Asian Games title in the women's vault, following her victory at the 2018 Asian Games.

She skipped the 2022 edition to focus on the world championships.

South Korea's Yeo Seo-jung holds a national flag after winning gold medal during the women's vault at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Nagoya General Gymnasium, in Nagoya, Japan, Thursday. Yonhap

Yeo now stands alongside her father, Yeo Hong-chul, who won gold medals in the men's vault at the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games.

The father-daughter duo have also won Olympic silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Yeo was unrivaled in the final, as she was the only gymnast among the eight finalists to score above 14 points on both attempts, thanks to her outstanding takeoffs, twists and landings.

In her first attempt, she completed a vault with a difficulty score of 5.4 and received an execution score of 9.066 points, earning 14.466 points.

She lowered the difficulty to 5.0 on her second attempt and recorded 14.100 points, with a better execution score of 9.100.

North Korea's An, who won the women's vault at the Hangzhou Asian Games with Yeo not competing, finished second after falling on her second attempt.

韩国体操运动员吕瑞贞周四在日本名古屋举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子跳马比赛中夺得金牌，为韩国赢得了该项目的首个亚运会冠军。她在决赛中击败了朝鲜选手安昌玉和中国选手杜思雨。这是吕瑞贞继2018年夺冠后，第二次获得亚运会女子跳马冠军。

在名古屋综合体育馆举行的女子跳马决赛中，叶在两次试跳后平均得分14.483分。

朝鲜选手安昌玉以 13.666 分获得第二名，中国选手杜思雨以 13.450 分获得铜牌。

为了专注于世界锦标赛，杨放弃了参加2022年亚运会。

杨表示，她要和她的父亲杨洪哲并肩作战，杨洪哲曾在1994年和1998年亚运会上获得男子跳马金牌。

发布于2026年9月24日晚上7:27（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月24日晚上7:50（韩国标准时间）

周四，在日本名古屋市名古屋综合体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子体操跳马决赛中，韩国选手吕瑞贞正在比赛。（韩联社）

日本名古屋——韩国体操运动员吕瑞贞周四在爱知-名古屋亚运会女子跳马比赛中获得金牌，为韩国赢得了该项目的首个冠军头衔。

在日本中部名古屋市名古屋综合体育馆举行的女子体操跳马决赛中，叶玉在两次试跳后平均得分14.483分，击败了卫冕亚运会冠军、朝鲜选手安昌玉（得分13.666分）。

铜牌由中国选手杜思宇获得，他的得分为13.450分。

周四的金牌是叶奥继2018年亚运会夺冠后，在女子跳马项目上获得的第二个亚运会冠军头衔。

为了专注于世界锦标赛，她放弃了2022年的比赛。

周四，在日本名古屋名古屋综合体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子跳马比赛中，韩国选手吕瑞贞获得金牌后，手持韩国国旗。（韩联社）

杨紫琼现在与她的父亲杨洪哲并肩而立，杨洪哲曾在1994年和1998年亚运会男子跳马项目中获得金牌。

这对父女组合还分别获得过奥运会银牌和铜牌。

在决赛中，叶奥无人能敌，她是八名决赛选手中唯一一位两次尝试都获得 14 分以上的体操运动员，这得益于她出色的起跳、旋转和落地。

在她的第一次尝试中，她完成了一个难度系数为 5.4 的跳马动作，执行分数为 9.066 分，最终获得 14.466 分。

她在第二次尝试中将难度降低到 5.0，获得了 14.100 分，执行分也达到了 9.100 分。

朝鲜选手安在杭州亚运会女子跳马比赛中夺冠，当时叶没有参赛。但在本次比赛中，安在第二次试跳中失误，最终获得亚军。