Tan Kim Her

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]

Tan Kim Her 陈金和
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1971-11-11) November 11, 1971 (age 51)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1994 Jakarta Team 1998 Hong Kong Team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Men's team Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1994 Victoria Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1993 Singapore Men's team 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team 1997 Jakarta Men's team 1993 Singapore Men's doubles 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Mixed doubles 1994 Beijing Men's doubles Asia Cup 1997 Jakarta Men's team Asian Championships 1994 Beijing Men's doubles 1991 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1992 Kuala Lumpur Mixed 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

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Tan Lee Wai	Liu Jianjun   Ge Fei	2–15, 2–15	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	McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, 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
1994	Swiss 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

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. 8 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

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.

External links

• Profile at Olympic.org
• at sports-reference.com