Park Seon-yeon Wins Korea’s First Women’s Physique World Title

Park Seon-yeon won the women’s physique gold medal at the 2026 IFBB World Championships in Santa Susanna, Spain, marking the first world title for a Korean woman in the discipline. The competition ran from October 29 to November 2, and the Jeju Bodybuilding Association described her victory as Korea’s first women’s physique championship at the global level.

Seon-yeon, 55, had competed at the world championships since 2019 without reaching the medals before this breakthrough. The report did not provide detailed scoring, a full competitor list or final ranking tables.