Kim Min-ji

Kim Min-ji
nation	South Korea
birthday	27th September 1995 (age 24)
place of birth	South Korea
size	168 cm
Weight	55 kg
Career
discipline	Sprint , long jump
Trainer	Lee Jun
status	active
last change: July 21, 2020

Kim Min-ji (born September 27, 1995 ) is a South Korean athlete who competes in both sprint and long jump .

Athletic career

Kim Min-ji gained her first international experience at the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin , where she finished seventh over 100 meters with 12.07 s and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter run with 24.25 s. At the Asian Games in 2014 in Incheon , she was eliminated in the preliminary round over 200 meters in 23.77 m and was fifth with the South Korean 4 x 100 meter relay in 44.60 s. In 2015 she took part in the Asian Championships in Wuhan , where she finished eighth in the 100 meter final in 11.80. In 2018 she again took part in the Asian Games in the Indonesian capital Jakarta , where she reached the semifinals over 100 and 200 meters respectively and finished the long jump with a new record of 6.27 m in sixth place. In addition, she retired with the relay in 46.04 s in the preliminary round. The following year she was eighth at the Asian Championships in Doha with a width of 6.03 m.

In 2015 and 2018, Kim became the South Korean champion in the 100-meter run and long jump, as well as over 200 meters in 2015 and 2020 .

Personal best

• 100 meters: 11.69 s (−0.6 m / s), October 30, 2014 in Jeonju
  • 60 meters (hall): 7.63 s, February 26, 2015 in Daegu ( South Korean record )
• 200 meters: 23.77 s (+1.2 m / s), September 30, 2014 in Incheon
• Long jump: 6.27 m (+0.4 m / s), August 27, 2018 in Jakarta

Web links

• Kim Min-ji in the database of World Athletics (English)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Min-ji is the first name.