Kim Hye-jin (swimmer)
South Korean swimmer (born 1994)
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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]
Nationality
South Korea
South KoreaBorn3 May 1994
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
| 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 |
| RR | Gim Hyejin |
| MR | Kim Hyejin |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
Medal record | |
