Tan Kim Her

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]

Tan Kim Her
Personal information
Birth nameTan Kim Her
Country Malaysia
Born (1971-11-27) November 27, 1971
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
World Cup
1994 Ho Chi Minh CityMen's doubles
Thomas Cup
1994 JakartaTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
Asian Games
1994 HiroshimaMen's team
Commonwealth Games
1994 VictoriaMixed team
1994 VictoriaMen's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
1993 SingaporeMen's team
1995 Chiang MaiMen's team
1997 JakartaMen's team
1993 SingaporeMen's doubles
1993 SingaporeMixed doubles
Asian Cup
1997 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
1994 BeijingMen's doubles
1991 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
1992 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
BWF profile

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

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Victoria, Canada Ong Ewe Hock Simon Archer
Chris Hunt		 1–15, 7–15 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 Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang		 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1992 Dutch Open Yap Kim Hock Chris Bruil
Ron Michels		 15–9, 15–10 Winner
1994Swiss Open Yap Kim Hock Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Peter Axelsson		 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1994 China Open Yap Kim Hock Huang Zhanzhong
Jiang Xin		 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 French Open Yap Kim Hock Yap Yee Hup
Yap Yee Guan		 7–15, 11–15 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].

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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.

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