Jung Hye-lim explained

Jung Hye-lim
Birth Date:1 July 1987
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Occupation:Hurdler
Nationality:South Korean
Module:
Hangul:정혜림
Hanja:!
Mr:Chŏng Hyerim
Rr:Jeong Hye-rim
Child:yes

Jung Hye-lim (; born 1 July 1987) is a South Korean hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles. In her home country, she was nicknamed "the eoljjang hurdler" for her pretty appearance.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2005Asian Indoor GamesPattaya, Thailand5th60 m hurdles8.81
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th (sf)100 m hurdles14.12
2009East Asian GamesHong Kong, China4th100 m hurdles13.61
2010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China9th (h)100 m hurdles13.57
2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japanbgcolor=silver2nd100 m hurdles13.11
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea40th (h)100 m11.87
28th (h)100 m hurdles13.39
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom30th (h)100 m hurdles13.48
2013East Asian GamesTianjin, China3rd100 m hurdles13.41
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea4th100 m hurdles13.39
2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China6th100 m hurdles13.54
2017Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, Indiabgcolor=gold1st100 m hurdles13.16
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom34th (h)100 m hurdles13.37
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesiabgcolor=gold1st100 m hurdles13.20
11th (h)4 × 100 m relay46.04
2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th100 m hurdles13.50

Notes and References

  1. News: '얼짱이 아니라 실력' 정혜림, '한국신이 1차 목표'. https://archive.today/20130629142613/http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=6055717&ctg=1400. usurped. June 29, 2013. JoongAng Ilbo. 2011-08-26. 2013-05-13.