| Kim Ji-heun | |
| Fullname: | Kim Ji-heun |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
| Weight: | 680NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Hangul: | 김지현 |
| Rr: | Gim Jihyeon |
| Mr: | Kim Chihyŏn |
Kim Ji-heun (also Kim Ji-hyeon, Korean: 김지현; born September 10, 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He represented his nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed a silver medal as a member of the 4×100 m medley relay team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Kim competed for the South Korean swimming team in the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Leading up to the Games, he topped the field with a solid 2:02.13 to register under the FINA B-cut (2:03.90) at the Jeju Halla National Cup in Jeju City.[3] Pulling from the near bottom of the pack at the 150-metre turn in heat three, Kim put up a late resistant surge on the final stretch to hit the wall with a fifth-place time and his new personal best in 2:00.72. Kim failed to advance to the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth out of 42 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[4]
On May 13, 2014, Kim received a two-year suspension from the Korean Swimming Federation and Korea Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, after he was tested positive for the clenbuterol.[5]