Pae Gil-Su
Encyclopedia
Pae Gil-Su is a North Korea
n gymnast
.
He won the gold medal for the pommel horse
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
(tied with Vitaly Scherbo
).
Pae attended Pyongyang Sinri Primary School
and the Korean Physical Education College.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
.
He won the gold medal for the pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
(tied with Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo , born 13 January 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, is a Belarusian and former Soviet artistic gymnast...
).
Pae attended Pyongyang Sinri Primary School
Pyongyang Sinri Primary School
Pyongyang Sinri Primary School is a model primary school in Pyongyang, North Korea.Prominent alumni include Pae Gil Su, Olympic pommel horse gold medalist in 1992.- External links :*...
and the Korean Physical Education College.