Back Su-Yeon (also Baek Su-Yeon, Korean: 백 수연; born July 1, 1991, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1][2] She edged out her teammate Jung Seul-Ki to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 1:10.22.[3] Back is also a member of Kang-won-do Cheong swimming club in Seoul.[1] Previously in 2006, Back had won bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2006 Asian Games.[4]
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1991 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Kang-won-do Cheong[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Back qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by eclipsing the FINA A-standard entry time of 2:26.61 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[5][6] Back shared the seventh fastest qualifying time of 2:25.76 with China's Ji Liping in the morning's preliminary heats to secure a spot for the semifinals.[7][8] In the evening session, Back missed out the final; the top eight fastest swimmers in the semifinals qualified and she was the ninth fastest swimmer; 0.21 of a second behind the eighth-fastest qualifier, lowering her Olympic time to 2:24.67.[9] In the same year, she won two silver medals, in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke at the Asian Championships.[4]
She competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify from the heats.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Back Su-Yeon". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Back Su-Yeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Marsteller, Jason (5 December 2006). "Japan Blazes to Asian Record Time in Men's 400 Free Relay at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Suyeon BACK | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Women's 200 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: Rebecca Soni Surges to Olympic Textile Best in 200 Breast; Micah Lawrence Fourth". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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