Tan Kim Her Explained

Tan Kim Her
陈金和
Birth Date:11 November 1971
Height:1.74m
Weight:68kg
Event:Men's doubles
Country:Malaysia
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:3B3B551F-19DC-4A00-944B-1BF4AE81747B
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Tan Kim Her (born November 11, 1971) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach.[1] He is currently Japan's men's doubles coach.[2]

Career

Kim Her competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Soo Beng Kiang. They defeated the no.3 seeds Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto of Indonesia in the last 16. In the semi-final, Kim Her and Beng Kiang lost to the eventual gold medallist, Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia.[3] In the bronze medal match, the duo lost hard fought match also to the Indonesian pair, Antonius Ariantho/Denny Kantono.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's doubles

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tan Sui Hoon Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee
3–15, 4–15 Bronze
1992Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tan Sui Hoon Joko Mardianto
Sri Untari
6–15, 4–15 Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
7–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1992Dutch Open Yap Kim Hock Chris Bruil
Ron Michels
15–9, 15–10 Winner
1994 Yap Kim Hock Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Peter Axelsson
7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1994China Open Yap Kim Hock Huang Zhanzhong
Jiang Xin
10–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Coaching

Tan became a coach after his playing career, coaching the Malaysian junior squad for six years. Then, he became the first Malaysian to coach abroad when he joined the South Korean national team in 2005.[4] In 2007, he joined the England national team.[5] In 2010, he left and returned to coach in his homeland Malaysia. In 2015, he was appointed as an Indian men's doubles coach, before resigning in March 2019.[6] [7] He was credited for the rise of world No. 1 men's doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty. He then joined the Japanese national team as men's doubles coach, guiding world No. 4 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi to the world title in 2021.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badminton: Kim Her’s coaching methods working well for India The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2020-04-27.
  2. Web site: 1 March 2022. Kim Her appointed as Badminton Association of India doubles coach . 2022-03-14 . www.insidethegames.biz.
  3. Web site: Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final. 1996-07-30. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2020-05-04.
  4. Web site: Other Sports: Kim Her to coach South Koreans The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2018-06-03.
  5. Web site: Other Sports: England hire Kim Her to chart doubles players’ fortunes The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2018-06-03.
  6. Web site: Badminton: Kim Her’s coaching methods working well for India The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2018-06-03.
  7. Web site: Tan Kim Her resigns as India's doubles coach, citing personal reasons. BadmintonPlanet.com. 2019-03-02. BadmintonPlanet.com. en-US. 2019-03-11.