Lee Da-yeong (gymnast)

Lee Da-yeong (born 28 December 2004) is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She has competed at three senior-level World Championships as well as the 2019 Junior World Championships. She was a member of the teams that won a silver medal at the 2022 and 2023 Asian Championships. She will represent South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Junior career
Lee made her international debut at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships and won a bronze medal with the South Korean team. She also competed at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships where the South Korean team won another bronze medal, and Lee finished eighth in the uneven bars final.

Lee finished seventh in the all-around at the 2019 Korean National Team Selection with the second-highest score on the uneven bars. She was then selected to compete at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Hyun Jin-ju and Shin Sol-yi, and the team placed 10th. Lee also placed 10th in the individual all-around.

Senior career
Lee became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2020, but she did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–2022
Lee returned to competition at the 2021 South Korean Championships where she won the all-around silver medal behind Shin Sol-yi. At the Korean National Sports Festival, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Lee Yun-seo and Shin. She also won bronze medals in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals. She then competed on the uneven bars and floor exercise at the 2021 World Championships but did not advance into the finals.

Lee competed at the 2022 Asian Championships and helped South Korea win a team silver medal behind China. She then competed with the South Korean team at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool that placed 13th in the qualification round.

2023–2024
Lee helped South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy. Individually, she placed ninth in the all-around and fourth on the balance beam. She also won a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Spain's Laura Casabuena. Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. She then represented South Korea at the World University Games, and the team finished in fifth place. Individually, Lee placed eighth in the all-around and sixth on both the balance beam and floor exercise. She competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Shin Sol-yi, Lee Yun-seo, and Eom Do-hyun, and they placed 11th in the qualification round. With this result, South Korea earned a team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Lee won the silver medal in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Shin Sol-yi, Lee Yun-seo, and Eom Do-hyun.

Personal life
As of 2024, Lee is a student at Korea National Sport University.