Kim Hye-Jin (born May 3, 1994, in Chungcheongnam-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1][2] Kim qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:08.80 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Ulsan.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympian Alia Atkinson of Jamaica. Kim raced to seventh place by 0.36 of a second behind Turkey's Dilara Buse Günaydın, outside her entry time of 1:09.79. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-third overall in the preliminary heats.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | 3 May 1994 Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김혜진 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hye-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyejin |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Medal record | |
References
edit- ^ "Kim Hye-Jin". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Hye-Jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 100 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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