Ham Chan-mi

Ham Chan-Mi (Korean: 함 찬미; born May 2, 1994 in Gangwon-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1][2] Ham is a two-time finalist in both 100 and 200 m backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Ham Chan-Mi
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994
Gangwon-do, South Korea
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubBukwon Women's High School[1]
In this Korean name, the family name is Ham.

Ham qualified for the women's 200 m backstroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:14.88 from the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[3][4] Ham challenged four other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympian Carolina Colorado of Colombia. She raced to third place by more than a second behind Colorado, outside her entry time of 2:15.30. Ham failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed thirty-first overall in the preliminary heats.[5]

References
  1. "Ham Chan-Mi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ham Chan-Mi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m backstroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Women's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  5. "Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 1". London 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.


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