Kim Hae-ran (Korean김해란; Hanja金海蘭; born 16 March 1984) is a South Korean professional volleyball player. She was part of the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] She also competed at the 2006 World Championship[3] and 2018 Nations League.[4]

Kim Hae-ran
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1984-03-16) 16 March 1984 (age 40)
Ulsan, South Korea
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Spike280 cm (110 in)
Block270 cm (106 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Career
YearsTeams
2003−2015
2015−2017
2017−Present
Korea Expressway Corporation
Daejeon KGC
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
National team
2006−2020South Korea South Korea
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seoul
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Shenzhen

Hae-ran played a key role in the team, as one of the best diggers, being the best libero in the 2019 FIVB World Cup with a 3.95 average per set.

In 2020, at the end of the 2019−20 season, she announced her retirement from the courts. She wanted to give a chance to younger players, and also start a family.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "TEAM COMPOSITION – KOR / South Korea (women)". FIVB. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Korea FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "South Korean volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship". fivb.org. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Team Roster - Korea - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Legendary libero set for long-awaited honeymoon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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