Pyon Kwang-sun
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| Born | 18 November 1986[1] Pyongyang, North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kigwancha Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Pyon Kwang-sun | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 변광순 |
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| Revised Romanization | Byeon Gwangsun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn Kwangsun |
Pyon Kwang-sun (born 18 November 1986) is a North Korean former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the uneven bars final. She is the 2002 Asian Games balance beam bronze medalist and team silver medalist.
Gymnastics career
Pyon competed with the North Korean team that won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games. Individually, she advanced into the balance beam final and won the bronze medal.[2] At the 2003 World Championships, she advanced into the uneven bars final and finished in fourth place. She was only 0.012 points away from bronze medalist Beth Tweddle.[3]
Pyon represented North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics alongside Kim Un-jong, Hong Su-jong, Ri Hae-yon, Kang Yun-mi, Han Jong-ok. In the qualification round, the team finished last out of the 12 teams competing, but Pyon qualified for the all-around final in 23rd place and the uneven bars final in eighth place. She finished seventeenth in the all-around final,[4] and she finished fourth in the uneven bars final. She was only 0.037 points away from winning the bronze medal.[5]
Pyon helped North Korea win the team bronze medal at the 2005 East Asian Games, but she did not advance into any of the individual finals.[6] She then helped the team win the silver medal behind China at the 2006 Asian Championships. Individually, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Chinese gymnasts Zhou Zhuoru and He Ning. She also won the bronze medal on the uneven bars, behind He and Zhou.[7] She then competed with the North Korean team that finished 13th at the 2006 World Championships.[8] At the 2006 Asian Games, Pyon initially won a silver medal in the team event, but the medal was stripped after the International Gymnastics Federation discovered that Cha Yong-hwa's age was falsified.[9][10] Individually, she advanced to the all-around final and finished sixth and the balance beam final and finished fifth.[11]
References
- ^ "Pyon Kwang-Sun". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "The 14th Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Results" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16-24, 2003 Results Women's Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Results – Artistic Gymnastics : Individual all- around". BBC Sport Olympics 2004. BBC. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Results – Artistic Gymnastics : asymmetric bars". BBC Sport Olympics 2004. BBC. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "4th East Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Women Macau Oct 29 - Nov 06, 2005". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "2006 Asian Championships Results". Japan Gymnastic Association. Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2006). "2006 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Disciplinary decisions- the FIG takes action". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
- ^ Butler, Nick (18 September 2014). "North Korean gymnast stripped of Asian Games medals for lying about age". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "15th Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Doha, Qatar 2006 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 1 July 2025.