Ham Chan-Mi ( ko, 함 찬미; born May 2, 1994, in
Gangwon-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.
Ham is a two-time finalist in both 100 and 200 m backstroke at the
2010 Asian Games in
Guangzhou, China
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.
Ham qualified for the
women's 200 m backstroke at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, by eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:14.88 from the
FINA World Championships
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in
Shanghai, China
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. 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.
References
External links
NBC Olympics Profile
1994 births
Living people
South Korean female backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for South Korea
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games
Sportspeople from Gangwon Province, South Korea
Asian Games competitors for South Korea
21st-century South Korean women
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