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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Ji-hyun |
| National team |  South Korea |
| Born | 10 March 1982 Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Individual 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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