Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-hyun
Personal information
Born김지현
(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
Busan, South Korea[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Sudirman Cup
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
1998 Hong Kong Women's team
1996 Hong Kong Women's team
1994 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Women's team
1998 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
1994 Shanghai Women's singles
Asian Cup
1994 Beijing Women's singles
East Asian Games
1993 Shanghai Women's singles

Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; Hanja: 金志炫[2]; born 10 September 1974), also known as Jihyun Marr,[3] is South Korean former badminton player.[4] She participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[5] Kim who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team, won the women's singles title at the National Championships tournament in 1997 and 1998.[6][7] She announced her retirement from the international tournament after the 2001 Korea Open.[8]

She was a former coach at the BWF training academy in Saarbrucken, later joined the New Zealand, Korean, and Indian national team.[3][9][10] Earlier in 2019, she helped India get its first gold in BWF World Championships in Basel where P. V. Sindhu became India's first badminton player to become World Champion.[11][12] She worked as a coach for Indian national team until September 2019 when she resigned to take care of her ailing husband.[13] In november 2020 she was appointed as one of the five new coaches by the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) responsible for the women's singles till 31 October 2022.[14]

Kim left BKA to join the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) in March 2022 as part of the BAT effort to strengthen the coaching team in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. [15] She successfully coached Thailand's Supanida Katethong to break into the top 10 in women's singles by capturing the 2024 Thailand Open title, a BWF World Tour 500 event. [16] Kim left BAT to become Singapore women’s singles badminton coach on 1 January 2025. [17] Kim is subsequently appointed with an expanded role of guiding the men’s players as well, becoming the Singles Head Coach for Singapore's badminton team. [18]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Liu Yuhong 12–11, 7–11, 5–11 Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Han Jingna 5–11, 8–11 Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Shanghai, China Lin Xiaoming 11–8, 11–12, 1–11 Bronze

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Jakarta, Indonesia Camilla Martin 11–5, 11–7 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1994 Chinese Taipei Open Susi Susanti 2–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1994 Korea Open Bang Soo-hyun 5–11, 5–11 Runner-up
1994 Swedish Open Bang Soo-hyun 11–6, 5–11, 3–11 Runner-up
1996 Thailand Open Wang Chen 11–2, 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1998 Swedish Open Gong Zhichao 12–10, 11–8 Winner
1999 Swedish Open Gong Ruina 8–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2001 Korea Open Camilla Martin 7–11, 11–8, 10–13 Runner-up

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1991 USSR International Elena Rybkina 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1999 Hungarian International Lee Soon-deuk 11–6, 11–1 Winner
1999 Norwegian International Wang Chen 2–11, 11–3, 11–6 Winner
2002 New Zealand International Lenny Permana 7–2, 7–1, 7–1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 USSR International Kang Bok-seung Natalja Ivanova
Julia Martynenko 		10–15, 18–17, 12–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "金志炫挂拍后要享受人生". bbeshop.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "이광진.나경민 頂上-종합배드민턴 단식". JoongAng Ilbo. 5 December 1994. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev. "Life Lessons, From Coach Kim Ji Hyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Players: Marr Jihyun". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Kim Ji-hyun at the Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "제40회 전국종합선수권대회 (1997년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ^ "제41회 전국종합배드민턴선수권대회 (1998년)" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Kim Ji-hyun Retires with a Last Silver Medal". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Sung Energised by Recent Successes". olympics.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Korea Vow to Come Back Stronger!". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. ^ "The Korean who turned around PV Sindhu's fortunes". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Olympians Flandy Limpele, Kim Ji Hyun, Park Tae Sang to coach Indian national team". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  13. ^ "PV Sindhu's Korean badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun resigns for personal reasons". Hindustan Times. September 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) appoints new coaches, Kim Ji Hyun returns". 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Badminton Association of Thailand obtains services of 3 new coaches". Bangkok: Bangkok Post. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Supanida Katethong: Thailand's newly crowned badminton queen turns gaze to Olympics". Bangkok: Thai PBS World. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  17. ^ Lee, David (21 November 2024). "Kim Ji-hyun to take over as Singapore women's singles badminton coach on Jan 1". Singapore: The Strait Times. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ^ Lee, David (7 April 2025). "Singapore badminton singles coach Kim Ji-hyun looking to polish raw diamonds". Singapore: The Strait Times. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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