Kim Yeon-koung ( Korean : 김연경; Hanja : 金軟景; RR : Kim Yeon-gyeong, Korean pronunciation: [kim.jʌngjʌŋ]; born 26 February 1988) is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission. She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team. Yeon-Koung Kim (Kim Yeon-Koung) is a South Korean professional volleyball player and captain of the South Korean international women's team. With 35 domestic medals and over 40 individual awards, both club and international, she is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. KYK's Early Career
Kim Yeon Koung returns to play in Korea
Kim Yeon-Koung of South Korea returns the ball during an event promoting snow volleyball hosted by the FIVB on the sidelines of PyeongChang 2018. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji) Return home South Korea confirmed their Olympic spot for Tokyo 2020 with a win at the Asian qualifying tournament in January. South Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung finalized her retirement from international play on Thursday, following a meeting with the head of the sport's national governing body. The Korea. Kim Yeon-koung of South Korea leaves the court after losing to Serbia in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2021. (Yonhap) Kim, who spent the past season in South Korea, will take her talent to China for the upcoming season, having signed with Shanghai Bright Ubest in May. Today we present the number one player in the women's ranking, Korean star Kim Yeon Koung. Who were your top players of the year? 2021 was a milestone year for Kim. It was the year during which she retired from the national team, 17 seasons after she debuted for South Korea in 2005.
Volleyball superstar Kim Yeonkoung confident about gold medal
In leading South Korea to a thrilling five-set victory over Japan in the Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball tournament Saturday night, captain Kim Yeon-koung also made history. With 30 points, Kim. Kim Yeon-koung of South Korea (R) celebrates the team's victory over Japan in a Pool A match of the Tokyo Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Yonhap) Kim is tied for third at the Tokyo Olympics with 78 points. South Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung announced her retirement from international play Sunday, an hour after the team's straight-set loss to Serbia in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo. Kim Yeon-koung is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission. She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team. She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2021.
MVP Kim Yeon Koung & Team Win Turkish Cup
"Love, trust, soul, passion, star, hope, effort, dream, respect and one and only," said South Korean volleyball superstar Kim Yeon Koung on the words that come to mind to describe her and what she has stood for in the last 10 years. The one and only - a description which suits her to a T. SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung has entered the race to become the country's candidate for International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership, a source said Thursday.
Kim Yeon-koung ends season with fourth MVP award. V League returns after All-Star break with a battle for the middle ground. Suwon shuts out Incheon 3-0, extending winning streak to nine. Return of the queen: Kim Yeon-koung rejoins the Pink Spiders. Korean volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung to head to Shanghai After nearly two decades in a Korean jersey, Kim Yeon-koung officially retired from the national volleyball team on Thursday evening. Korean Volleyball Association Chairman Oh Han-nam met with Kim on Thursday at the Korean Volleyball Association in Gangnam, Seoul, where Kim, the longstanding captain of the national team, expressed her intention to retire.
Kim YeonKoung[2023 Update] Bio, Charity & Net Worth Players Bio
Kim Yeon Koung is a South Korean female professional volleyball player. She currently plays for the Turkish team Eczacıbaşı VitrA. Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in 2011, after playing for Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in South Korea and JT Marvelous in Japan. Kim Yeon-koung, the South Korean women's volleyball captain and ace spiker, said she was satisfied with the team's fourth place result at Tokyo in what is most likely her final Olympics.
