Pyon Kwang-sun
North Korean artistic gymnast
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. 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.
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, and she finished fourth in the uneven bars final.
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