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| Full name | Kim Hyun-joo | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2][3]
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.[4][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.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Hyun-Joo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.