Pae Gil-su (, also written Pae Kil-su, born March 4, 1972) is a

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. He won the gold medal for the

pommel horse The pommel horse, also known as vaulting 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 Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, the modern pommel horse has a metal bo ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

(tied with Vitaly Scherbo). He also won the gold medal at the 27th, 28th and 32nd World Gymnastics Championships. Pae attended Pyongyang Sinri Primary School and the Korean Physical Education College.

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* 1972 births Living people North Korean male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for North Korea Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for North Korea World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists in gymnastics Asian Games bronze medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1990 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from Pyongyang People's Athletes Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Asian Games gymnasts for North Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games {{NorthKorea-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub