Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1982)

Lee Ji-hyun (also Lee Ji-hyeon, Korean: 이 지현; born March 10, 1982) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[1] She represented her nation South Korea in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000), and also a top eight finalist in the 400 m individual medley at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
For the South Korean swimmer, born in 1978, see Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978).
Lee Ji-hyun
Personal information
Full nameLee Ji-hyun
National team South Korea
Born (1982-03-10) 10 March 1982
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley

Lee made her first South Korean team, as a fourteen-year-old teen, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, swimming only in the women's 400 m individual medley.[2] There, she fought off a sprint freestyle challenge from Hsieh Shu-tzu to invincibly dip the five-minute barrier for the sixth spot and twenty-eighth overall in the opening heat, finishing with a time of 4:59.52.[3]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Lee qualified for the second time in the 400 m individual medley by clearing FINA B-cut of 4:48.76 from the Dong-A Swimming Championships in Ulsan.[4] Swimming in the last of four heats, Lee came from behind at the final turn to edge out Malaysia's Sia Wai Yen with a robust freestyle kick for the seventh seed in 4:58.94, just ten seconds below her submitted entry standard. Lee failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed twenty-third overall on the first day of prelims.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lee Ji-Hyeon (born 1982)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. "여중생 이지현 "내목표는 수영 올림픽메달리스트" ["My goal is to become South Korea's first ever Olympic swimming medalist"] (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 21 June 1996. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 330. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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