Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978) explained

Lee Ji-hyun
Strokes:Backstroke
Collegeteam:Sungshin Women's University
Birth Date:27 June 1978
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Show-Medals:yes
Module2:
Hangul:이지현
Hanja:李枝泫
Rr:I Ji-hyeon
Mr:Ri Chi-hyŏn
Child:yes

Lee Ji-hyun (also Lee Ji-hyeon, Korean: 이지현; born June 27, 1978) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1994 Asian Games, and later represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Lee started her competitive swimming, as a 16-year-old teen, at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan. She helped the South Koreans earn a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay with a time of 4:22.11.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Lee competed for her maiden South Korean squad in two swimming events. In the women's 100 m backstroke, Lee broke a new South Korean record to touch the wall first in 1:03.96, narrowly missing out of the consolation final by seven hundredths of a second (0.07).[2] On the last day of the prelims, Lee posted a lead-off split of 1:04.55 to deliver the South Korean female foursome of Byun Hye-young (breaststroke), Park Woo-hee (butterfly), and Lee Bo-eun (freestyle) a combined time of 4:18.98 for the eighteenth spot in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[3]

She was educated at Mangmi Girls' Middle School, Busan Sport High School, and Sungshin Women's University.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Lee Ji-Hyeon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234254/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/lee-ji-hyeon-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 2 . . . . 42 . 14 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
  3. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 4 . . . . 53 . 14 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
  4. News: [동명이인] 이지현… 앗! 또 이지현 ]. ko . 1997-05-15 . 2021-12-03 .