Han Na-kyeong

Han Na-Kyeong
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSehyeon High School[1]
In this Korean name, the family name is Han.

Han Na-Kyeong (also Han Na-Gyeong, Korean: 한 나경; born June 23, 1993, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1][2] Han is a member of the swimming team at Sehyeon High School in Seoul.[1]

Han qualified for the women's 800 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 8:50.16 from the Dong-A Swimming Championships in Ulsan.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including two-time Olympians Lynette Lim of Singapore, Khoo Cai Lin of Malaysia, and Nina Dittrich of Austria. She rounded out the field to last place by five seconds behind Lim in 8:57.26. Han failed to qualify for the final, as she placed thirty-second overall in the preliminary heats.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Han Na-Kyeong". London 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Han Na-Kyeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 800 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.


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