Eom Do-hyun | |
Native Name: | 엄도현 |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
Birth Date: | 26 February 2003 |
Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
Discipline: | WAG |
Club: | Jeju Samdasoo |
Headcoach: | Heo Seon-Mi |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Eom Do-hyun (; born 26 February 2003)[1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She has competed at four World Championships and won three bronze medals at the 2019 Zhaoqing World Challenge Cup. She is the 2021 South Korean all-around champion. She represented South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Eom was born in 2003 in Seoul, and she began gymnastics in grade one at her elementary school.[2] She graduated from Gyeonggi Physical Education High School.[3]
Eom made her international debut at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships and placed sixth in the all-around. She helped the South Korean team win the bronze medal behind China and Japan, and she won an individual bronze medal on the balance beam.[4]
Eom became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2019. She made her senior debut at the 2019 Melbourne World Cup and finished sixth on the balance beam.[5] At the Korean National Team Selection meet, she finished third in the all-around.[6] She then won bronze medals on the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise at the 2019 Zhaoqing World Challenge Cup.[7] At the Korean Cup, she competed on the uneven bars and balance beam, finishing fourth and ninth, respectively.[8] She competed with the South Korean team that placed 16th in the qualification round of the 2019 World Championships.[9]
Eom won the all-around title at the 2021 South Korean Championships with the highest scores on all four apparatus.[10] She only competed on the balance beam at the 2021 World Championships and did not advance past the qualification round.[11] She competed with the South Korean team at the 2022 World Championships that placed 13th in the qualification round.[12]
Eom competed at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy.[13] She then won the silver medal in the all-around at the South Korean Championships behind Shin Sol-yi.[14] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. Individually, Eom placed fourth in the balance beam final.[15] She competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Shin Sol-yi, and they placed 11th in the qualification round.[16] With this result, South Korea earned a team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17]
Eom finished fifth in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Shin Sol-yi.[18] At the 2024 Olympics, she placed 66th on uneven bars, 56th on balance beam, and 59th on floor exercise.
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX | |
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Junior | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||
align=left | Asian Junior Championships | 6 | ||||||
Senior | ||||||||
2019 | align=left | 6 | ||||||
Korean National Team Selection | ||||||||
align=left | Zhaoqing World Challenge Cup | |||||||
Korean Cup | 4 | 9 | ||||||
align=left | 16 | |||||||
2021 | align=left | South Korean Championships | ||||||
align=left | 80 | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
align=left | 13 | |||||||
2023 | align=left | City of Jesolo Trophy | 26 | |||||
align=left | South Korean Championships | |||||||
align=left | 4 | |||||||
align=left | 11 | |||||||
2024 | align=left | Korean National Team Selection | 5 | |||||
align=left | Olympic Games | 12 |