Hong Un-Jong

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hong Un-Jong
Occupation	Artistic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1989(1989-03-09)
Age	35
Birthplace	Hamhung
Country	North Korea
Birth City	South Hamgyong
Horoscope	Pisces

Hong Un-Jong Biography

Hong Un-Jong is one of the most popular and richest Artistic Gymnast who was born on March 9, 1989 in Hamhung, South Hamgyong, North Korea. Hong Un-jong, the sister of Hong Sujong, has a 9-March birthday. At various competitions, Hong Su-jong had three birth dates for her (1985. 1986. or 1989). She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics under her 1985 birth date. However, the 1989 birthdate would have indicated that she was too young for competition. Hong Su-jong was expelled from any competition in North Korea after she provided inconsistent age information for two consecutive years. This incident led to North Korea being banned from any international competitions until October 2012. It was most notable for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hong Un-jong was not personally involved in age falsification. However, the country-wide ban meant she couldn’t defend her Olympic vault title.

Hong represented North Korea in Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal for the women’s vault competition. This was the first Olympic gold medal won by a North Korean woman in Olympic Gymnastics.

The following year she won the vault final at the World Championships. She performed the two most difficult vaults in the final. In 2015 Hong again represented North Korea at the World Championships held in Glasgow. Though she retained her full difficulties and performed impressively, she failed to defend her title and won a silver medal instead. She was behind Russia’s Maria Paseka by 0.033 point. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she qualified second into vault finals behind Simone Biles. In the finals she performed a solid Cheng to start. For her second vault, she became the first female gymnast to ever attempt a triple twisting yurchenko vault; however she under rotated and sat down the vault, getting the vault devalued to an Amanar, and ultimately missed the podium.

She was a finalist in the vault event at the 2007 World Championships, and a bronze medalist at the Asian Games 2006.

Hong Un-Jong Net Worth

Hong Un-Jong is one of the richest Artistic Gymnast from North Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hong Un- Jong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hong Un-jong appears to have admitted that Hong Su-jong was her twin in a video. This would confirm the age falsification by implying that Hong Su-jong was actually born in 1989.

Hong Un-jong is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic vault champion and the 2014 World Champion. She was the first North Korean female gymnast ever to win an Olympic medal.

Hong won the gold medal in vault at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan (tied with Russian gymnast Ksenia Afanasyeva) and is the bronze medalist on vault at the 2013 World Championships.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hong Un-Jong height 5 ft 1 in Hong weight 47 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Hong Un-Jong Dating?

According to our records, Hong Un-Jong is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Hong Un-Jong’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Hong Ranked on the list of most popular Artistic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in North Korea. Hong Un-Jong celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

Is Hong Un-Jong retired?

Hong Un-Jong
Current status| Retired

What happens to North Korean Olympians?

“They were violating the Olympic Charter and did not fulfil their obligation as stated in the Olympic charter to participate,” Bach said at a news conference after an IOC executive board meeting. The North Korean Olympic committee is suspended through 2022 and the exclusion could be extended , he said.

Does North Korea have a gymnastics team?

Hong is best known for her vaulting abilities—she. Hong Un-Jong has been confirmed as North Korea’s Olympian for women’s gymnastics , Radio Free Asia reported.

Is North Korean a dictatorship?

The constitution defines North Korea as “a dictatorship of people’s democracy” under the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), which is given legal supremacy over other political parties.

Can North Koreans leave?

Freedom of movement North Korean citizens usually cannot freely travel around the country, let alone travel abroad. Emigration and immigration are strictly controlled.