South Korea has won its first ever Olympic gold in gymnastics.

In the men’s vault final on Monday at the North Greenwich Arena, Yang Hak-seon captured a gold medal with a score of 16-point-533 points.

In his first of two vault attempts, Yang showcased his technically advanced signature move named after him called "The Yang Hak-seon," which is a triple-twisting handspring front somersault.

Russia's Denis Ablyazin took the silver with an average of 16-point-399 points. The bronze medal went to Igor Radivilov of Ukraine who scored 16-point-316.

On Wednesday morning, South Korea will play Brazil in men’s soccer in a semifinal.

Currently, South Korea ranks fourth in the total medal standing with eleven gold, five silver and six bronze medals.