Jung Hye-lim (Korean정혜림; born 1 July 1987) is a South Korean hurdler.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles. In her home country, she was nicknamed "the eoljjang hurdler" for her pretty appearance.[2]

Jung Hye-lim
Born (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 36)
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationHurdler
Korean name
Hangul
정혜림
Revised RomanizationJeong Hye-rim
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Hyerim

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   South Korea
2005 Asian Indoor Games Pattaya, Thailand 5th 60 m hurdles 8.81
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 17th (sf) 100 m hurdles 14.12
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 4th 100 m hurdles 13.61
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 9th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.57
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.11
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 40th (h) 100 m 11.87
28th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.39
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.48
2013 East Asian Games Tianjin, China 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.41
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 4th 100 m hurdles 13.39
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 6th 100 m hurdles 13.54
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 1st 100 m hurdles 13.16
World Championships London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.37
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 100 m hurdles 13.20
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 46.04
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 100 m hurdles 13.50

References edit

  1. ^ Jung Hye-lim at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "'얼짱이 아니라 실력' 정혜림, '한국신이 1차 목표'". JoongAng Ilbo. 2011-08-26. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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