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Park Na-ri ( ko, 박 나리; born March 3, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. She won two bronze medals, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 800 m freestyle relay at the
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2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...
in Guangzhou, China. Park qualified for the women's 200 m individual medley at the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
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, by attaining a B-standard entry time of 2:20.17. Park challenged five other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympians
Marina Mulyayeva Marina Vladimirovna Mulyayeva ( kz, Марина Владимировна Муляева; born April 30, 1981) is a Kazakh former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and individual medley events. She is a six-time national record holder, ...
of Kazakhstan and Vered Borochovski of Israel. She edged out Iceland's Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir to a third-place sprint by more than six tenths of a second (0.60) with a time of 2:21.48. Park failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminaries.


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1988 births Living people South Korean female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for South Korea Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games South Korean female freestyle swimmers {{SouthKorea-swimming-bio-stub Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women