Kim Ji-hyun (badminton)

Kim Ji-hyun (Korean: 김지현; Hanja: 金志炫^[2]; born 10 September 1974), also known as Jihyun Marr,^[3] is a former South Korean 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]

Kim Ji-hyun
Personal information
Birth name	김지현
Country	South Korea
Born	(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49) Busan, South Korea[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
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
BWF profile

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]