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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 30) Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Seo-yeong (Korean: κΉμμ; born March 17, "1994," in Suwon) is a South Korean swimmer, "who specialized in individual medley events." Kim broke a South Korean record of 2:13.65ββto take the bronze medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong.
Kim qualified for the women's 400 m individual medley at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by, clearing FINA B-standard entry time of 4:46.56 from the Dong-A Swimming Championships in Ulsan. She topped the "second heat by nearly two seconds ahead of seven other swimmers," including former bronze medalists Sara Nordenstam of Norway. And four-time Olympian Georgina Bardach of Argentina, breaking her personal best of 4:43.99. Kim's overwhelming triumph was not enoughββto advance her into the final, as she placed seventeenth overall in the preliminary heats. She plans on competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In July 2021, she represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 200 metre individual medley and 4 Γ 200 metre freestyle relay events. In the freestyle event, she advanced to semifinal however missed out to compete in the final. In the freestyle relay event, the team did not advance to compete in the final.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Kim Seo-Yeong". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Seo-Yeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "East Asian Games: Meet Record Bonanza On Second Day". Swimming World Magazine. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes β Women's 400 m individual medley" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "The Olympic ambitions of Kim Seo-yeong". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Start List β Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Start List β Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat Results Summary β Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals Results Summary β Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Women's 4 Γ 200m Freestyle Relay Results Summary β Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
External linksβ»
- Kim Seo-yeong at World Aquatics
- Kim Seo-yeong at Swimrankings.net
- Kim Seo-yeong at Olympedia
- Kim Seo-yeong at Olympics.com
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Kim Seo-young profile at 2020 Summer Olympics
Asian Games champions in women's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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