Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-hyun
Personal information
Birth name김지현
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50)
Busan, South Korea[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Shanghai Women's singles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Women's singles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Shanghai Women's singles
BWF profile

Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; Hanja: 金志炫[2]; born 10 September 1974), also known as Jihyun Marr,[3] is a former South Korean badminton player.[4] She participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[5] Kim who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team, won the women's singles title at the National Championships tournament in 1997 and 1998.[6][7] She announced her retirement from the international tournament after the 2001 Korea Open.[8]

She was a former coach at the BWF training academy in Saarbrucken, later joined the New Zealand, Korean, and Indian national team.[3][9][10] Earlier in 2019, she helped India get its first gold in BWF World Championships in Basel where P. V. Sindhu became India's first badminton player to become World Champion.[11][12] She worked as a coach for Indian national team until September 2019 when she resigned to take care of her ailing husband.[13] In november 2020 she was appointed as one of the five new coaches by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) responsible for the women's singles till 31 October 2022.[14]

  1. ^ "金志炫挂拍后要享受人生". bbeshop.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "이광진.나경민 頂上-종합배드민턴 단식". JoongAng Ilbo. 5 December 1994. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev. "Life Lessons, From Coach Kim Ji Hyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Players: Marr Jihyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Kim Ji-hyun at the Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "제40회 전국종합선수권대회 (1997년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ^ "제41회 전국종합배드민턴선수권대회 (1998년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Kim Ji-hyun Retires with a Last Silver Medal". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Sung Energised by Recent Successes". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Korea Vow to Come Back Stronger!". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. ^ "The Korean who turned around PV Sindhu's fortunes". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Olympians Flandy Limpele, Kim Ji Hyun, Park Tae Sang to coach Indian national team". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  13. ^ "PV Sindhu's Korean badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun resigns for personal reasons". Hindustan Times. September 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) appoints new coaches, Kim Ji Hyun returns". 28 November 2020.