Bang Sin-hye
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 13 May 1967 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 방신혜 |
| Hanja | 方信惠 |
| Revised Romanization | Bang Sinhye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang Sinhye |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 metres hurdles |
Bang Sin-hye (Korean: 방신혜; born 13 May 1967) is a South Korean hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Bang began participating in track as a student at the Gyeongsan Girls' Middle School.[n 1][2] She went on to attend Gyeongsan Girls' High School[n 2] and Kyungpook National University.[2][3] Her personal best of 13.63 seconds in the women's 100m hurdles, which she set on 7 May 1988 at the 42nd National University Track Championships,[n 3] stood as South Korea's national record for 16 years until it was broken by Lee Yeon-kyung on 24 September 2004.[2][3] After the Olympics and her university graduation, she represented the city of Daegu in South Korean national competitions. She came in first place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.59 seconds at the 72nd National Track Championships[n 4] in June 1990.[4] She later retired from sport and became a teacher at Daegu No. 1 Science High School.[n 5] She joined the board of directors of the Daegu Sports Council in 2016.[3]
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bang Shin-Hye Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b c 김교성 [Kim Gyo-seong] (7 April 2016). '왕년의 허들 스타' 방신혜, 대구시체육회 이사회 참석 [Bang Sin-hye, 'hurdle star of years gone by', joins board of directors of Daegu Sports Council]. Maeil Shinmun. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b c 여자100m허들 方信惠 2週만에 다시 한국신 [Bang Sin-hye sets new South Korean record in women's 100m hurdle again after just two weeks]. The Dong-A Ilbo. 9 May 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ 李英淑 육상100m 한국신 11초53 [Lee Yeong-suk sets new South Korean record of 11.53 seconds in 100m sprint]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 June 1990. Retrieved 2 October 2017.