Kim Ji-Heun

Who is Kim Ji-Heun?

Kim Ji-Heun is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He won a silver medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 400 m medley relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Kim qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.13 from Jeju Halla National Cup in Jeju City. Kim challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including Colombia's Omar Pinzón and five-time Olympian Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey. He edged out Portugal's Pedro Oliveira to take the third spot by 0.36 of a second, breaking his new personal best of 2:00.72. Kim failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth out of 42 swimmers in the preliminary heats.