Kim Ji-heun
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| Nationality |
 South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Kim Ji-heun | |
| Hangul | 김지현 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Jihyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chihyŏn |
Kim Ji-heun (also Kim Ji-hyeon, Korean: 김지현; born September 10, 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He won a silver medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 400 m medley relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Kim qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.13 from Jeju Halla National Cup in Jeju City.[2] Kim challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Colombia's Omar Pinzón and five-time Olympian Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey. He edged out Portugal's Pedro Oliveira to take the third spot by 0.36 of a second, breaking his new personal best of 2:00.72. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth out of 42 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[3]
In 2014, South Korean swimmer Ji Heun Kim tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol at an out-of-competition test on May 13, 2014. After completion of proceedings by the Korea Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, Kim received a two-year suspension, back-dated to the day of his positive test.
The 25-year-old Kim is a huge figure in South Korean swimming: one of their bigger male stars. He swam the leadoff leg of South Korea’s prelims relay at the 2010 Asian Games, posting a 57.15 in the 100 meter backstroke, and also represented the country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 backstroke. There, he placed 26th overall in 2:00.72.[4]
References
- ↑ "Kim Ji-heun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Backstroke" Check
|url= - ↑ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ swim swam.com