Hwang Seo-hyun (Korean: 황서현; born October 10, 2009) is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2026 Asian Games and 2025 Asian champion on balance beam.
Junior Career Hwang made her international debut at the 2022 Tournoi International in Combs-la-Ville, France. She placed twelfth in the all-around and qualified for the floor exercise final, where she ultimately won the gold medal ahead of Sabrina Voinea of Romania and Chloé Baert of Belgium.
In March, Hwang represented South Korea at the 2023 Junior World Championships. She competed in the all-around and qualified for the floor exercise final, finishing in seventh place. Later that year, she competed at the 2023 Junior Asian Championships, placing seventh in the all-around final. She qualified for the balance beam final, winning silver behind Tian Zhuofan of China. Hwang also competed in the floor exercise final, securing another silver medal finish behind Haruka Nakamura of Japan.
In April 2024, Hwang competed in the Middle School division of the South Korean Gymnastics Championships. There she won gold in the all-around and on balance beam, as well as silver on uneven bars and floor exercise. In May, she represented South Korea at the 2024 Junior Asian Championships. The South Korean team won bronze. Individually, Hwang won the gold medal on balance beam. She also placed fifth in the all-around and fourth in the floor exercise final.
Senior Career
2025 In April 2025, Hwang made her senior debut at the South Korean Championships, competing in the Under 18 division. She won gold in the all-around, as well as gold on balance beam and floor exercise. She next competed at the 2025 Asian Championships, contributing to South Korea's bronze medal placement as a team. After qualifying for the balance beam final in ninth place, she ultimately won the gold medal ahead of Aiko Sugihara and Olympic silver medalist Zhou Yaqin. She also advanced to the floor exercise final, where she finished in fifth place.
Hwang competed in the High School division of the 2025 Korean National Sports Festival, where she won gold in the all-around and on balance beam, as well as bronze on floor exercise. In October, Hwang represented South Korea at the 2025 World Championships, alongside Lee Yun-seo, Shin Sol-yi, and Eom Do-hyun. She competed on balance beam and floor exercise in the qualification round, but she did not advance to any finals, with her best result being fifteenth on balance beam.
2026 Hwang competed at the South Korean Championships in April 2026. She won the gold medal on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, as well as the silver medal in the all-around, as part of the Under 18 division. At the 2026 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win bronze as a team and individually she won bronze on the balance beam behind Zhang Qingying and Ke Qinqin.
In September, Hwang competed on balance beam at the 2026 Asian Games, contributing to South Korea's fourth-place finish as a team. After qualifying for the beam final in fifth place, she won the gold medal ahead of Qiu Qiyuan of China and Mana Okamura of Japan. This was South Korea's first gold medal in the event since 1986.
Competitive History +Competitive History of Hwang Seo-hyun at the junior levelEvent 2022 Tournoi International Combs-la-Ville 9 12 2023 Junior World Championships 18 7 Asian Championships 4 7 2024South Korean Championships Asian Championships 5 4
+Competitive History of Hwang Seo-hyun at the senior levelYearEvent 2025 South Korean Championships 7 Asian Championships 5Korean National Sports Festival World Championships 15 40 2026 South Korean Championships Asian Championships Asian Games 4
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