Tan Kim Her

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| height = 1.74m

| weight = 68kg

| event = Men's doubles

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| country = Malaysia

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Tan Kim Her ({{zh|c=陳金和|poj=Tân Kim-hô|j=Can4 Gam1 Wo4}}, born November 11, 1971) is a Malaysian coach and former badminton player.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/04/11/kim-hers-coaching-methods-working-well-for-india|title=Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2020-04-27}} In the past few years, he has coached Indian and Japanese doubles players.{{cite web |date=1 March 2022|title=Kim Her appointed as Badminton Association of India doubles coach |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119935/kim-her-badminton-association-of-india |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-30-ss-29573-story.html|date=1996-07-30|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Cheah Soon Kit
{{flagicon|MAS}} Soo Beng Kiang

| align="left" | 15–6, 11–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Asian Championships =

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Hongyong
{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Kang

| align="left" | 10–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

!Result

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| align="center" | 1991

| align="left" | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Sui Hoon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Joo-bong
{{flagicon|KOR}} Chung Myung-hee

| align="left" | 3–15, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 1992

| align="left" | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Sui Hoon

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Joko Mardianto
{{flagicon|INA}} Sri Untari

| align="left" | 6–15, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Asian Cup =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Cheah Soon Kit
{{flagicon|MAS}} Soo Beng Kiang

| align="left" | 18–17, 0–15, 10–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Lee Wai

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Jianjun
{{flagicon|CHN}} Ge Fei

| align="left" | 2–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Southeast Asian Games =

Men's doubles

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!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center"|1993

|Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

|{{flagicon|INA}} Ricky Subagja
{{flagicon|INA}} Rexy Mainaky

|17–15, 7–15, 14–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center"|1993

|Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Lee Wai

|{{flagicon|INA}} Denny Kantono
{{flagicon|INA}} Minarti Timur

|5–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

= Commonwealth Games =

Men's doubles

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!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center" |1994

| align="left" |McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria , British Columbia, Canada

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ong Ewe Hock

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Archer
{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Hunt

| align="left" |1–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

= IBF World Grand Prix =

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

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|1992

|Chinese Taipei Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Jalani Sidek

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Cheah Soon Kit
{{flagicon|MAS}} Soo Beng Kiang

|7–15, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center"|1992

|Dutch Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Chris Bruil
{{flagicon|NLD}} Ron Michels

|15–9, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center"|1994

Swiss Open

{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

{{flagicon|SWE}} Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Axelsson

|7–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center"|1994

|China Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Huang Zhanzhong
{{flagicon|CHN}} Jiang Xin

|10–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= IBF International =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|1991

|French Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Yap Kim Hock

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Yap Yee Hup
{{flagicon|MAS}} Yap Yee Guan

|7–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Coaching

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2005/01/04/kim-her-to-coach-south-koreans/|title=Other Sports: Kim Her to coach South Koreans {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-06-03}} In 2007, he joined the England national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2007/04/16/england-hire-kim-her-to-chart-doubles-players-fortunes/|title=Other Sports: England hire Kim Her to chart doubles players' fortunes {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-06-03}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/04/11/kim-hers-coaching-methods-working-well-for-india/|title=Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-06-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/13758-tan-kim-resigns-indias-doubles-coach-citing-personal-reasons.html|title=Tan Kim Her resigns as India's doubles coach, citing personal reasons|last=BadmintonPlanet.com|date=2019-03-02|website=BadmintonPlanet.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11}} 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

External links

[https://www.olympic.org/kim-her-tan Profile] at Olympic.org
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/tan-kim-her-1.html Profile] at sports-reference.com

Category:1971 births

Category:Living people

Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent

Category:Malaysian male badminton players

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia

Category:Asian Games badminton players for Malaysia

Category:Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games

Category:Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Category:Olympic badminton players for Malaysia

Category:Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games