Kim Yeon-Koung, born on 26 February 1988 in Ansan, is a South Korean professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter and is the former captain of the South Korean national team, which she retired from in August 2021. At the 2012 London Olympics she was most valuable player and best scorer and set the Olympic record of 207 points, even though South Korea finished fourth. She played for Heungkuk Life in Korea and JT Marvelous in Japan, then signed with Fenerbahçe in 2011, spent 2017-18 in China and returned to Turkey with Eczacıbaşı VitrA. She is the first Asian volleyball player to be named most valuable player of the CEV Women's Champions League.
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She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team
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is a South Korean professional volleyball player
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Career
Kim was the Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer at the 2012 London Olympics
On The Roster Of: Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Club career
Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in 2011
On The Roster Of: Eczacıbaşı Volleyball, Club career
came back to Turkey in the following year with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
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