Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; Hanja: 金志炫^[2]; born 10 September 1974), also known as Jihyun Marr,^[3] is a former South Korean badminton player.^[4] She participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.^[5] Kim who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team, won the women's singles title at the National Championships tournament in 1997 and 1998.^[6][7] She announced her retirement from the international tournament after the 2001 Korea Open.^[8]

Kim Ji-hyun
Personal information
Birth name	김지현
Country	South Korea
Born	(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50) Busan, South Korea[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Sudirman Cup 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Uber Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1994 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Women's team 1998 Bangkok Women's team Asian Championships 1994 Shanghai Women's singles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Women's singles East Asian Games 1993 Shanghai Women's singles
BWF profile

She was a former coach at the BWF training academy in Saarbrucken, later joined the New Zealand, Korean, and Indian national team.^[3][9][10] Earlier in 2019, she helped India get its first gold in BWF World Championships in Basel where P. V. Sindhu became India's first badminton player to become World Champion.^[11][12] She worked as a coach for Indian national team until September 2019 when she resigned to take care of her ailing husband.^[13] In november 2020 she was appointed as one of the five new coaches by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) responsible for the women's singles till 31 October 2022.^[14]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Liu Yuhong	12–11, 7–11, 5–11	Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Han Jingna	5–11, 8–11	Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Shanghai, China	Lin Xiaoming	11–8, 11–12, 1–11	Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Jakarta, Indonesia	Camilla Martin	11–5, 11–7	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Susi Susanti	2–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1994	Korea Open	Bang Soo-hyun	5–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1994	Swedish Open	Bang Soo-hyun	11–6, 5–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1996	Thailand Open	Wang Chen	11–2, 5–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1998	Swedish Open	Gong Zhichao	12–10, 11–8	Winner
1999	Swedish Open	Gong Ruina	8–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2001	Korea Open	Camilla Martin	7–11, 11–8, 10–13	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	USSR International	Elena Rybkina	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1999	Hungarian International	Lee Soon-deuk	11–6, 11–1	Winner
1999	Norwegian International	Wang Chen	2–11, 11–3, 11–6	Winner
2002	New Zealand International	Lenny Permana	7–2, 7–1, 7–1	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	USSR International	Kang Bok-seung	Natalja Ivanova Julia Martynenko	10–15, 18–17, 12–15	Runner-up

References

1. "金志炫挂拍后要享受人生". bbeshop.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
2. "이광진.나경민 頂上-종합배드민턴 단식". JoongAng Ilbo. 5 December 1994. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
3. Sukumar, Dev. "Life Lessons, From Coach Kim Ji Hyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
4. "Players: Marr Jihyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
5. "Kim Ji-hyun at the Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
6. "제40회 전국종합선수권대회 (1997년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
7. "제41회 전국종합배드민턴선수권대회 (1998년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
8. "Kim Ji-hyun Retires with a Last Silver Medal". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
9. "Sung Energised by Recent Successes". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
10. "Korea Vow to Come Back Stronger!". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
11. "The Korean who turned around PV Sindhu's fortunes". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
12. "Olympians Flandy Limpele, Kim Ji Hyun, Park Tae Sang to coach Indian national team". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
13. "PV Sindhu's Korean badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun resigns for personal reasons". Hindustan Times. September 24, 2019.
14. "The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) appoints new coaches, Kim Ji Hyun returns". 28 November 2020.

External links

• Kim Ji-hyun at BWFBadminton.com
• Kim Ji-hyun at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Kim Ji-hyun at Olympedia
• Kim Ji-hyun at Olympics.com