Kim Hae-ran

Kim Hae-ran (Hangul: 김해란, 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
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 place2014 Incheon
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Bronze medal – third place2019 Seoul
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 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]

Clubs

References
  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". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


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