KIM Yeon Koung

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2012	London, GBR
5	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Women	2010	Japan
13	Women	2006	Japan
17	Women	2018	Japan

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2019	Japan

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018	Indonesia

Asian Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Republic of Korea
3	Women	2017	Philippines

God Yeon-Koung, Bread Unnie [Unnie means 'sister' in Korean]. (YouTube channel, 17 Jan 2021)

Making YouTube videos, watching football. (hankyung.com, 10 Jun 2020; YouTube channel, 28 Jun 2020, 16 Dec 2019; Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 29 Jul 2020)

Athlete

English, Japanese, Korean, Turkish

Shanghai Bright Ubest [Incheon, KOR] since 2021/22

Wang Zhiteng [club], CHN; Stefano Lavarini [national], ITA

Wing spiker (yonhapnews.co.kr, 23 May 2016)

Right (chosun.com, 22 Mar 2021)

Her uncle Lee Myung-Woo represented the Republic of Korea in water polo at the Asian Games in 2002 and 2006. (donga.com, 28 Apr 2014; Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 29 Jul 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Apr 2021)

2005 for Republic of Korea Against Japan, in Tokyo, Japan (kovo.co.kr, 17 Nov 2005)

She sustained an injury to her right finger during the 2020/21 V-League play-offs in the Republic of Korea. (nocutnews.co.kr, 26 Mar 2021)

She tore an abdominal muscle in the final group match against Kazakhstan at the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Thailand. She returned to the team for the final against Thailand, helping the Republic of Korea secure a 3-0 win and qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She required six weeks of recovery following the tournament. (news.tvchosun.com, 13 Jan 2020; news.joins.com, 14 Jan 2020; donga.com, 16 Jan 2020)

In December 2016 she sustained an injury to her abdominal muscle in the Turkish 1. Ligi. (star.ohmynews.com, 10 Dec 2016)

She injured her heel just after the 2015 World Cup and required three weeks of recovery. (newspim.com, 15 Oct 2015)

In 2015 she injured her shoulder. (mediaus.co.kr, 09 May 2014)

She has had three knee operations. (blog.naver.com, 19 Aug 2014)

She missed the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing because of an ankle injury. (blog.naver.com, 19 Aug 2014)

Chinese Volleyball Super League [CHN] (xinhuanet.com, 16 Dec 2020)

She began the sport in grade four of primary school. (Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 29 Jul 2020)

She followed her sister into the sport. (news.naver.com, 11 Apr 2006)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (isplus.live.joins.com, 01 Apr 2021)

Finishing fourth and being named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and being named MVP of the 2011/12 Champions League season. "The best matches of my career were during the London Olympics, I will never forget this experience." (fivb.org, 28 Mar 2016; YouTube channel, 16 Dec 2019; Subusu Sports YouTube channel, 29 Jul 2020)

She likes to wear the number 10 shirt. "I chose the number when I was young in high school, so I want to stay with it. I believe this is my lucky number." (fivb.org, 28 Mar 2016)

"Do not forget your original intention." (YouTube channel, 16 Dec 2019)

She and swimmer Hwang Sun-Woo were chosen as flag bearers for the Korean team at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (seoul.co.kr, 07 Jul 2021)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] of the Korean V-League play-offs in the 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2008/09 seasons, and MVP of the Korean V-League in the 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2020/21 seasons. (yna.co.kr, 10 Jun 2020; sports.khan.co.kr, 19 Apr 2021)

She was named Best Outside Hitter at the Asian championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017. (volleymob.com, 04 Jun 2018)

She received the Best Outside Hitter and Best Scorer awards at the 2016 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. (naver.com, 20 Aug 2014; yonhapnews.co.kr, 23 May 2016)

She was named Best Outside Spiker of the 2015/16 Champions League season. (cev.eu, 27 Jan 2016)

She was named MVP in the 2015 Turkish Cup, the 2014/15 Turkish 1 Ligi, and the 2014 CEV Cup. (naver.com, 20 Aug 2014; cev.lu, 2014; tvf.org.tr, 01 May 2015; newspim.com, 15 Oct 2015)

She was named MVP of the 2011/12 Champions League season. (cev.eu, 25 Mar 2012)

She was named MVP and Best Scorer at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 23 May 2016)

She received the Japanese V.Premier League's MVP award in 2010/11, and the Fighting Spirit, Best Scorer, Best Foreign Player and Top Six Player awards in 2009/10. (naver.com, 28 Jun 2013; ims.or.kr, 01 Jun 2011; joynews.inews24.com, 19 May 2016; ims.or.kr, 01 Jun 2011)

She was named Best Rookie for the 2005/06 V-League season in the Republic of Korea. (yna.co.kr, 10 Jun 2020)