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Yun Seung-hyun

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Yun Seung-hyun
Personal information
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)
EducationKorea National Sport University
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
윤승현
Revised RomanizationYun Seung-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerYun Sŭnghyŏn
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

Yun Seung-hyun (Korean pronunciation: [jun.sɯŋ.ɦjʌn]; born 1 June 1994) is a South Korean athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final.

His personal bests in the event are 2.32 metres outdoors (Yeosu 2015) and 2.25 metres indoors (Manhattan 2016).

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  South Korea
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 4th 2.09 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 16th (q) 2.14 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 20th (q) 2.10 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 6th 2.20 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th 2.20 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 2.20 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43rd (q) 2.17 m

References

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