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Tan Kim Her
Personal information
Birth nameTan Kim Her
Country Malaysia
Born (1971-11-27) November 27, 1971 (age 52)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh City Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Tan Kim Her (born November 11, 1971) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. [1]He is currently Japan's men's doubles coach.[2]

Career

Kim Her competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Soo Beng Kiang. They defeated the no.3 seeds Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto of Indonesia in the last 16. In the semi final, Kim Her and Beng Kiang lost to the eventual gold medallist, Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia.[3] In the bronze medal match, the duo lost hard fought match also to the Indonesian pair, Antonius Ariantho/Denny Kantono.

Achievements

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium,

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang 		15–6, 11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Malaysia Yap Kim Hock China Chen Hongyong
China Chen Kang 		10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Tan Sui Hoon South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Chung Myung-hee 		3–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze
1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Tan Sui Hoon Indonesia Joko Mardianto
Indonesia Sri Untari 		6–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Indonesia Ricky Subagja
Indonesia Rexy Mainaky 		17–15, 7–15, 14–17 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Malaysia Tan Lee Wai Indonesia Denny Kantono
Indonesia Minarti Timur 		5–15, 2–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Victoria, Canada Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt 		1–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Chinese Taipei Open Malaysia Jalani Sidek Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang 		7–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Dutch Open Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Netherlands Chris Bruil
Netherlands Ron Michels 		15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Swiss Open Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Sweden Peter Axelsson 		7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 China Open Malaysia Yap Kim Hock China Huang Zhanzhong
China Jiang Xin 		10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 French Open Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Malaysia Yap Yee Hup
Malaysia Yap Yee Guan 		7–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Coaching

Kim Her became a coach after his playing career. He coached the Malaysian junior squad for six years. Then, become the first Malaysian to coach abroad when he joined the South Korean national team in 2005[4]. After two years stint, he joined England national team[5]. In 2010, he left and returned to coach in his homeland Malaysia. In 2015, he was appointed as an Indian men's doubles coach before resign in March 2019[6][7].

References

  1. ^ "Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. ^ "Badminton: A Her-culean task but Tan's perfect for the job | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. ^ "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 1996-07-30. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. ^ "Other Sports: Kim Her to coach South Koreans | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. ^ "Other Sports: England hire Kim Her to chart doubles players' fortunes | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  6. ^ "Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. ^ BadmintonPlanet.com (2019-03-02). "Tan Kim Her resigns as India's doubles coach, citing personal reasons". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.

External links

Profile at Olympic.org

Profile at sports-reference.com

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