Son Yeon-jae

Quick Facts

Full Name	Son Yeon-jae
Occupation	Gymnast
Date Of Birth	May 28, 1994(1994-05-28)
Age	30
Birthplace	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Horoscope	Taurus

Son Yeon-jae Biography

Son Yeon-jae is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on May 28, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean gymnast who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the first athlete from her country to be selected for finals in the all-around competition.

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Son Yeon-jae KTM (born 28 May 1994) is a South Korean retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a former member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul. She is the 2014 Asian Games All- around Champion, the 2010 Asian Games all-around bronze medalist, three-time (2016, 2015, 2013) Asian Championships All-around Champion. She is managed by the IB Sports agency. Son trained in Russia. She is also a recipient of the Talent Medal of Korea in 2011.

Son was born in Seoul, and began gymnastics at an early age to help her lose weight. In 2008, she won the all-around gold medal at the Angel Cup in Malaysia. In 2009, she performed for the opening ceremony of Olympic and World champion figure skater, Kim Yuna’s Festa on Ice. In 13–15 November, she became the junior all-around champion at the Slovenian Challenge Tournament, it was the first time a South Korean rhythmic gymnast won a gold medal at any International Tournaments level of FIG. Son became a star in Korea, similarly as Olympic champion Kim Yuna, after grabbing a medal in individual all-around at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, becoming the first South Korean rhythmic gymnast to do so. Soon after that, she went to Russia for long-term training.

She has not made any public statements about her family’s lives.

Son Yeon-jae Net Worth

Son Yeon-jae is one of the richest Gymnast from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Son Yeon-jae 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was trained to compete in gymnastics in Russia.

She made a significant leap forward during her professional career, when she took home 3 gold medals in the Asian Championships in gymnastics.

Son placed 6th at the Qualifications. At the All-around finals, She was ranked 3rd in the rankings up to the 2nd rotation until a drop from her Clubs scored her a 26.750 points. Son placed 5th overall at the Finals with a score of 111.475 points. Son became the first Korean Rhythmic Gymnast to qualify and reach the All-around Finals at the Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Son Yeon-jae height 5 ft 5 im Son weight 43 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Son Yeon-jae Dating?

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In 2014, Son began her season competing at the 2014 Moscow Grand Prix finishing 6th in the all-around, at the event finals she won bronze medals in ribbon, clubs and hoop. Son then competed at the 2014 Stuttgart World Cup finishing 7th in All-around, she qualified to 3 event finals: she took silver in ribbon, placed 8th in ball and 5th in hoop. Son won her first gold medal in the World Cup at the 2014 Lisbon World Cup becoming the first Asian and Korean rhythmic gymnast to win and medal in the All-around. She scored a total of 71.200 points ahead of Melitina Staniouta (silver) and World Cup debutante Dina Averina (bronze). In the event finals, Son became the first Asian and Korean rhythmic gymnast to win 3 gold medals (in ball, clubs, ribbon) and won bronze in hoop behind Staniouta and Maria Titova. She followed with her next event at the 2014 Pesaro World Cup, where Son finished 5th in all-around and won silver in clubs and bronze in ball final. In 30 May – 1 June, Son competed at the 2014 Minsk World Cup and finished 10th in all-around, she qualified to 3 event finals and won a silver in hoop, bronze in ribbon. In 8–10 August, Son competed at the 2014 Sofia World Cup and won the all-around bronze medal with a total of 70.250 points. She qualified to 4 event finals: taking 2 bronze medals (in hoop, ball), 4th in clubs and 5th in ribbon. In 5–7 September, competing at the 2014 World Cup series in Kazan, Russia, Son finished 5th in the all-around behind Katsiaryna Halkina with a total of 69.750 points. She qualified to 3 event finals taking bronze in hoop, placed 5th in ball and 6th in clubs. In 22–27 September, Son represented Korea at the 2014 World Championships, she qualified to 4 event finals, where she won bronze medal in hoop (where she became the first Korean rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, placed 4th in clubs, 5th in ribbon and ball. In the All- around finals, Son finished 4th with a total score of 70.933 points and came on top among the Asian participants, beating her Chinese rival Deng Senyue, who finished 5th by a margin of 1.167 points. Son then flew to her home country in Incheon, Korea for the 2014 Asian Games where she won the gold medal becoming the first Korean to win rhythmic gymnastics in the Asian Games. Son was named the best athlete of the year 42 percent of the votes ahead of Kim Yuna with 33.3 percent votes and was awarded the MBN Women Sports Award 2014 in Seoul.

Facts & Trivia

Son Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Son Yeon-jae celebrates birthday on May 28 of every year.

Son appeared on two episodes 109 and 110 of SBS’s variety show “Running Man” hosted by the “Nation’s MC” Yoo Jae-suk together with swimmer Park Tae-hwan. She has also since appeared in episode 130 of KBS 2TV’s variety show “Win Win”, sharing about her hardships and struggles while training for competitions. Son also participated in episode 296 and episode 350 of MBC’s variety show “Infinity Challenge”, also hosted by MC Yoo Jae-suk. While on Happy Together, Son revealed her good impressions towards popular Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao. In 2016, she appeared as a guest in episode 322 of “Running Man”. In 2017, she appeared in Swan Club as the 6th member of the club.

Why did Son Yeon Jae retire?

Son Yeon Jae revealed in 2017 that she would be retiring to continue with her studies , and enrolled in the prestigious Yonsei University.

Did Son Yeon Jae win Olympics?

Achievements. First and only South Korean rhythmic gymnast to place in the Top 10 finals at the Olympic Games (5th in 2012 Summer Olympics and 4th in 2016 Summer Olympics). First and only South Korean rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships (at the 2014 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships).

Is rhythmic gymnastics an Olympic sport?

Yes

When did Son Yeon Jae retire?

2017

Is Son Yeon Jae retired?

2017