Pak Gyong-sil
| Pak Gyong-sil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1975 |
| Died | 16 July 2006 (aged 31) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented | |
| Eponymous skills | Pak salto |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박경실 |
| RR | Bak Gyeongsil |
| MR | Pak Kyŏngsil |
Pak Gyong-sil (1 February 1975 – 16 July 2006) was a North Korean artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at three Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. She introduced the Pak salto on the uneven bars.
Gymnastics career
Pak made her World Championships debut in 1989, where she also first competed the Pak salto to have the move named after her. She helped the North Korean team finish seventh and placed 50th in the individual all-around qualifications. At the 1991 World Championships, she competed with the North Korean team that finished ninth. She also competed at the 1992 World Championships, which were an individual World Championships without a team competition. She advanced into the uneven bars semifinals, where she placed tenth with a score of 9.787. She also competed on the balance beam but did not advance beyond the preliminary round.
Pak was selected to represent North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics alongside An Myong-hwa, Choi Gyong-hui, Hwang Bo-sil, Kim Gwang-suk, and Ri Chun-mi. She competed on all four apparatuses in the compulsory round and on the vault and uneven bars in the optional round, helping North Korea finish eleventh out of the twelve qualified teams. She did not advance into any individual finals. This was the final international competition of Pak's career, as the North Korean women's national team did not compete during the 1993–1996 Olympic cycle after being caught falsifying Kim Gwang-suk's age.
Eponymous skill
The Pak salto is named after Pak in the Code of Points. The Pak salto is a commonly-used transition move on the uneven bars to get from the high bar to the low bar. She first debuted the move at the 1989 World Championships.
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uneven bars | Pak | Hang on high bar, facing low bar - swing forward, salto backward stretched between bars to clear support on low bar | D |
- ↑ Valid for the 2025-2028 Code of Points
Post-gymnastics
Pak was the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Korean Dancers Union. She died in 2006.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pak Gyong-sil Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Pak Gyong Sil". The Gymternet. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- 1 2 Kelly, Justine (9 June 2015). "A Guide to Named Release Moves on Bars - Part 2". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren. "1989 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren. "1991 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren. "1992 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ "1992 Summer Olympics, Artistic Gymnastics, Team, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ "1992 Olympic Games Women's Team Results by Gymnast CAN/PRK/BUL". Gymn Forum. 26 June 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ "Pak Gyong-Sil". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (19 April 1996). "Gold Medalist and His Team May Be Barred From Olympic Games: Last Chance for a North Korean Athlete". International Herald Times. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008.
- ↑ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 84, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ↑ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Grimsley, Elizabeth (21 February 2015). "Uneven bars dictionary part 3: Bar changes, release moves and dismounts explained". The Red and Black. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ "Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath on Dancer's Death". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 17 July 2006.
