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South Korean swimmer (born 1986)
Kim Hyun-joo
Full name Kim Hyun-joo National team
South Korea Born (1986-01-02 ) 2 January 1986 (age 38) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Sport
Swimming Strokes
Freestyle
Kim Hyun-joo (also Kim Hyeon-ju ,
Korean : 김현주 ; born January 2, 1986) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.
[1] She won a total of two bronze medals, as a member of the South Korean team, in the
4 × 100 m freestyle relay (3:44.81) and
4 × 200 m freestyle relay (8:19.62) at the
2002 Asian Games in
Busan, South Korea .
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Kim qualified for two swimming events at the
2004 Summer Olympics by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:01.50 (200 m freestyle) from the
World Championships in
Barcelona, Spain .
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[5] She also teamed up with
Ryu Yoon-ji ,
Sun So-eun , and
Shim Min-ji in the
4 × 100 m freestyle relay . Swimming the anchor leg, Kim recorded a split of 55.83, but the South Koreans missed the final by two seconds outside the top 8, in a time of 3:44.84.
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In the
200 m freestyle , Kim challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including top medal favorite
Dana Vollmer of the United States. She rounded out the field to last place by a 1.62-second margin behind Slovenia's
Sara Isaković in 2:03.33. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall in the prelims.
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References
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"Kim Hyun-Joo" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four" .
Swimming World Magazine . 3 October 2002. Archived from
the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"China Sweeps All Five Events on Day Two of Asian Games" .
Swimming World Magazine . 1 October 2002. Archived from
the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (
PDF ) .
Athens 2004 . Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (
PDF ) . Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"Women's 4×100m Freestyle Heat 1" .
Athens 2004 .
BBC Sport . 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013 .
^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004).
"Women's 400 Freestyle Relay Prelims: Aussie Women Qualify Fastest Ahead of Team USA; Germans and Dutch in the Mix" .
Swimming World Magazine . Archived from
the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
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"Women's 200m Freestyle Heat 4" .
Athens 2004 .
BBC Sport . 16 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013 .
^ Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004).
"Women's 200 Freestyle, Prelims Day 3: Dana Vollmer Stakes Her Claim as Fastest Qualifier, Benko Also Through to Evening Round" .
Swimming World Magazine . Archived from
the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .