Han Na-kyeong
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | 23 June 1993 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Sehyeon High School[1] |
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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Han Na-Kyeong". London 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 800 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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