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Tan Kim Her

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Tan Kim Her
陈金和
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1971-11-11) November 11, 1971 (age 53)
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 Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Men's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima 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
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Men's team
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
BWF profile

Tan Kim Her (Chinese: 陳金和; Jyutping: Can4 Gam1 Wo4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim-hô, born November 11, 1971) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach.[1] He is currently Japan's men's doubles coach.[2]

Career

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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

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World Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Đình Phùng 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

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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

Asian Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Malaysia Yap Kim Hock Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
18–17, 0–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Malaysia Tan Lee Wai China Liu Jianjun
China Ge Fei
2–15, 2–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

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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

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Men's doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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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

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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

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Tan became a coach after his playing career, coaching the Malaysian junior squad for six years. Then, he became the first Malaysian to coach abroad when he joined the South Korean national team in 2005.[4] In 2007, he joined the 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 resigning in March 2019.[6][7] He was credited for the rise of world No. 1 men's doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty. He then joined the Japanese national team as men's doubles coach, guiding world No. 4 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi to the world title in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. ^ "Kim Her appointed as Badminton Association of India doubles coach". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  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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