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South Korean swimmer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Nationality | South Korea |
Born | Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | 3 May 1994
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 |
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