| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 13 May 1967 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 방신혜 |
| Hanja | 方信惠 |
| Revised Romanization | Bang Sinhye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang Sinhye |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 metres hurdles |
Bang Sin-hye (Korean: 방신혜; born 13 May 1967) is a South Korean hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bang began participating in track as a student at the Gyeongsan Girls' Middle School.[n 1][2] She went on to attend Gyeongsan Girls' High School[n 2] and Kyungpook National University.[2][3] Her personal best of 13.63 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles, which she set on 7 May 1988 at the 42nd National University Track Championships,[n 3] stood as South Korea's national record for 16 years until it was broken by Lee Yeon-kyung on 24 September 2004.[2][3] After the Olympics and her university graduation, she represented the city of Daegu in South Korean national competitions. She came in first place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.59 seconds at the 72nd National Track Championships[n 4] in June 1990.[4] She later retired from sport and became a teacher at Daegu No. 1 Science High School.[n 5] She joined the board of directors of the Daegu Sports Council in 2016.[3]
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