KIM Seoyeong

17 Mar 1994
29
Female
1.63/5'4''

Events and Medals

Schedule

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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
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Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
1Women's 200m Individual Medley2018Indonesia2:08.34
2Women's 400m Individual Medley2018Indonesia4:37.43
4Women's 400m Individual Medley2014Incheon, KOR4:42.92
5Women's 200m Individual Medley2014Incheon, KOR2:14.08
Olympic Games
SemifinalWomen's 200m Individual Medley2020Tokyo, JPN2:11.38
SemifinalWomen's 200m Individual Medley2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:12.15
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2020Tokyo, JPN8:11.16
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2012London, GBR4:43.99
World Championships
6Women's 200m Individual Medley2022Budapest, HUN2:11.30
6Women's 200m Individual Medley2019Gwangju, KOR2:10.12
6Women's 200m Individual Medley2017Budapest, HUN2:10.40
SemifinalWomen's 200m Individual Medley2023Fukuoka, JPN2:12.91
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2023Fukuoka, JPN4:45.04
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2023Fukuoka, JPN8:05.40
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2023Fukuoka, JPN4:05.16
HeatsWomen's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2022Budapest, HUN8:13.00
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2019Gwangju, KOR4:40.55
HeatsWomen's 200m Backstroke2017Budapest, HUN2:13.26
HeatsWomen's 400m Individual Medley2017Budapest, HUN4:39.80
HeatsMixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay2022Budapest, HUNDSQ
HeatsWomen's 100m Butterfly2022Budapest, HUNDNS
East Asian Games
3Women's 400m Individual Medley2013Tianjin, CHN4:47.20
3Women's 200m Individual Medley2009Hong Kong, CHN2:13.65
3Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2009Hong Kong, CHN8:07.73
4Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay2013Tianjin, CHN8:19.32
6Women's 200m Individual Medley2013Tianjin, CHN2:17.24
World Championships Short Course
8Women's 200m Individual Medley2021Abu Dhabi, UAE2:09.94
SemifinalWomen's 100m Butterfly2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS57.07
HeatsWomen's 200m Individual Medley2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS2:07.74
HeatsWomen's 4 x 50m Medley Relay2022Melbourne, VIC, AUS1:48.24
HeatsWomen's 100m Freestyle2021Abu Dhabi, UAE54.83
HeatsWomen's 200m Butterfly2021Abu Dhabi, UAE2:09.41
HeatsWomen's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay2021Abu Dhabi, UAE1:43.81
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay2021Abu Dhabi, UAE3:40.40
HeatsWomen's 4 x 100m Medley Relay2021Abu Dhabi, UAE4:01.01
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The Little Mermaid (donga, 26 Nov 2019)
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Listening to music, reading. (hankookilbo, 30 Jan 2020; imbc, 13 May 2018)
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Athlete
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Kyungil University, Gyeongsan, KOR
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Korean
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Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government [Republic of Korea]
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Kim In-Kyun [club], KOR
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In 2021 she was affected by discomfort in her left shoulder. (olympics, 17 Jun 2022)

A shoulder injury forced her to withdraw from the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. She was troubled by the injury from 2011 to 2014. (hankookilbo, 30 Jan 2020; yeongnam, 08 Jul 2017)
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She began swimming at age five, and took up the sport seriously in grade five of primary school in Suwon, Republic of Korea. (ggsports, 23 Oct 2012)
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Her mother sent her to a swimming class. (yeongnam, 08 Jul 2017)
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To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (olympics, 17 Jun 2022)
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She swims up to 7000 metres a day and trains six days a week. (hankookilbo, 30 Jan 2020; ichannela, 17 Jan 2020)
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Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu. (news, 03 Apr 2019)
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"I don't set limits, as I want to do as much as I can." (imnews, 14 Mar 2019)
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She was presented with the Female Athlete of the Year Award at the 2019 Women's Sports Awards in the Republic of Korea. She also received the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee [KSOC] President Award at the 2019 K-Sponomics Forum. (sporbiz, 27 Dec 2019; donga, 26 Nov 2019)

She was named 2018 Athlete of the Year at the Korean Sports Awards. (swimswam, 26 Feb 2019; msn, 25 Jan 2019)
Legend
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Silver Medal
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event