Choi Hye-ra

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Choi Hye-ra
Personal information
Full nameChoi Hye-ra
National team 
Butterfly, medley
ClubOsan Sports[1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing South Korea
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen 200 m medley
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou
4×200 m freestyle
In this
Choi
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Choi Hye-Ra (

Shenzhen, China, with a time of 2:14.17.[5] She is a resident athlete of Osan Sports Club in Seoul.[1]

Choi made her official debut at age 17, at the

Joanna Melo in 2:11.42. She failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed 23rd overall in the preliminary heats.[9]

Four years later, Choi qualified for two swimming events at the

Shanghai, China.[10][11] In the 200 m individual medley, she finished heat four in sixth place by 0.19 of a second behind Great Britain's Sophie Allen, lowering her Olympic time to 2:14.91. She placed 24th in the preliminary heats, and did not advance further into the semifinals.[12] Unlike her previous Olympics, she registered a tenth-fastest time of 2:08.45 in the 200 m butterfly to secure her spot for the semifinals on the morning's preliminary heats.[13][14] She failed to qualify for the final, as she finished the semifinal run with a third-slowest time of 2:08.32.[15]

References

  1. ^
    London 2012. Archived from the original
    on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Hye-Ra". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ^ "S.Korea Adds 5 Golds and Advances to the 3rd Round in Soccer". KBS World. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. Swimming World Magazine. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original
    on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Asian champion Tang breaks Universiade record of women's 100m freestyle". Xinhua News Agency. China Daily. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  6. Swimming World Magazine
    . p. 76. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  8. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  10. FINA. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  11. FINA. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". London 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  14. Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original
    on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinal 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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