Ha Eun-ju
Personal information
Full nameHa Eun-ju
National team South Korea
Born (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 37)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 4×200 m freestyle

Ha Eun-ju (Korean: 김현주; born August 12, 1986) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] She won a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean team, in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (8:19.62), when her nation hosted the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.[2]

Ha qualified for the women's 400 m freestyle, as a 17-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She eclipsed a FINA B-standard entry time of 4:20.56 from the Dong-A Swimming Tournament in Seoul.[3] She challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Jamaica's Janelle Atkinson, who finished fourth in Sydney (2000). She raced to seventh place by 0.07 of a second behind New Zealand's Rebecca Linton in 4:21.65. Ha failed to reach the top 8 final, as she placed thirty-second overall in the preliminaries.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ha Eun-Ju". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four". Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 400 Freestyle Prelims: France's Manaudou Powers to 4:06.76 to Lead a Fast, Wide-Open Field for the Final". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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