Son Yeon-Jae
| Son Yeon-jae | |
| Hangul | 손연재 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Son Yeon-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sohn Yŏn-chae |
Son Yeon-jae KTM (born 28 May 1994 in Seoul) 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 began gymnastics at a young 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.
Son Yeon-jae made her senior international debut at the 2010 Kalamata World Cup where she finished 12th in all-around. Then she competed at Corbeil-Essonnes International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in May 2010 and placed 11th in all-around. At the 2010 World Championships, she placed 32nd in the individual all-around and did not advance into the finals. At the 2011 Grand Prix, she placed 19th in the individual overall with the total score of 100.700 points.
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