Kim Hye-jeong

Kim Hye-jeong
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26)
Masan, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (WD with Jeong Na-eun, 27 December 2022)
49 (XD with Kim Hwi-tae, 12 March 2019)
Current ranking10 (WD with Jeong Na-eun, 24 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Kim Hye-jeong (Korean김혜정; born 3 January 1998) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] She has shown her potential as a badminton player since she was young.[2] Kim entered the regular training in the second grade of elementary school in Wanwol-dong, Masan, and was part of the school team that won the junior national championships in 2008.[2][3] She twice won the German Junior Open in 2014 and 2015 in the girls' doubles event, and clinched two titles at the 2015 Thailand Open in the girls' and mixed doubles event.[4] Kim was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team silver medal at the 2014 and 2015 Asian Junior Championships, and in the individual event, she claim the mixed doubles bronze in 2014, and 2015 silver and bronze medals in the girls' and mixed doubles event respectively.[5][6] At the 2016 World Junior Championships, she finished in the semifinals, and settled for the bronze medal.[7] Kim joined the MG Saemaeul team in 2016, and selected to join the national team in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Players: Kim Hye Jeong". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "엄마처럼 올림픽서 금메달 딸래요" (in Korean). Gyeongnam Ilbo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "마산완월초, 배드민턴 전국 짱!" (in Korean). Kyongnam Shinmun. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "새로운 도약을 위한 모든 준비를 마쳤다 MG새마을금고 김혜정 선수" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "2014 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 (2014년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2015 아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회(U-19) (2015년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 27 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "China Sweep on Cards – Semi-finals: BWF World Junior Championships 2016". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.