Tan Kim Her
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 11, 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tan Kim Her (Chinese: 陳金和; Jyutping: Can4 Gam1 Wo4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim-hô, born November 11, 1971) is a Malaysian coach and former badminton player.[1] In the past few years, he has coached Indian and Japanese doubles players.[2]
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 |
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| 1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Yap Kim Hock
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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15–6, 11–15, 8–15 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China | Yap Kim Hock
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 Chen Hongyong Chen Kang
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10–15, 11–15 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tan Sui Hoon
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 Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
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3–15, 4–15 | Bronze
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| 1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tan Sui Hoon
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 Joko Mardianto Sri Untari
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6–15, 4–15 | Bronze
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Asian Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Yap Kim Hock
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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18–17, 0–15, 10–15 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Tan Lee Wai
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Liu Jianjun Ge Fei
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2–15, 2–15 | Bronze
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Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore | Yap Kim Hock
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Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky
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17–15, 7–15, 14–17 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore | Tan Lee Wai
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Denny Kantono Minarti Timur
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5–15, 2–15 | Bronze
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Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Ong Ewe Hock
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 Simon Archer Chris Hunt
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1–15, 7–15 | Bronze
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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 |
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| 1992 | Chinese Taipei Open | Jalani Sidek
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Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang
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7–15, 4–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1992 | Dutch Open | Yap Kim Hock
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 Chris Bruil Ron Michels
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15–9, 15–10 |  Winner
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| 1994 | Swiss Open | Yap Kim Hock |
 Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Peter Axelsson
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7–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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| 1994 | China Open | Yap Kim Hock
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Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin
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10–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1991 | French Open | Yap Kim Hock
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Yap Yee Hup Yap Yee Guan
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7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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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.[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
- ^ "Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Kim Her appointed as Badminton Association of India doubles coach". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 1996-07-30. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Other Sports: Kim Her to coach South Koreans | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Other Sports: England hire Kim Her to chart doubles players' fortunes | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Badminton: Kim Her's coaching methods working well for India | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ BadmintonPlanet.com (2019-03-02). "Tan Kim Her resigns as India's doubles coach, citing personal reasons". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.