Kim Hee-jin (Korean: 김희진; RR: Kim Hui-jin; born 29 April 1991) is a South Korean volleyball player. She is a member of the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The team finished at fourth place in 2012, 2020 and fifth in 2016.
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 Kim Hee Jin in 2012 | |||||
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| Nickname | Heegle / Giant Haribo [1] / Nation’s Teddy Bear | ||||
| Nationality | South Korean | ||||
| Born | 29 April 1991 Busan, South Korea | ||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite Spiker / Middle Blocker | ||||
| Current club | IBK Altos | ||||
| Number | 4 | ||||
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| Hangul | 김희진 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Hui-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hŭi-jin |
Kim has been a member of the Hwaseong IBK Altos since the team's inaugural season, 2010–2011. She was selected with the first overall pick in the NH-Nonghyup V-League 2010-2011 draft by the Altos. She helped her team to the league title and championship title during the 2012–2013 season. In the 2013–2014 season, Kim and her team clinched their second consecutive league title, but lost to the GS Caltex Seoul KIXX in the championship round. In the 2014–2015 season, her team finished second in the league standings but swept the Seongnam Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass in the championship round to claim the Altos' second championship title in three years.[3] Kim Hee-jin played a crucial role during the championship round alongside American Destinee Hooker.
On April 13, 2015, Kim Hee-jin was selected to the South Korea women's national volleyball team together with fellow Altos members Park Jeong-ah, Chae Seona, Nam Jiyeon, and Kim Yoori.
Filmography edit
TV Show edit
- Omniscient Interfering View - (guest, Ep. 169, 170)
- Breakfast with Tiffany – (guest, Ep. 6, 7)
- Running Man – (guest, Ep. 572, 573, 574)
- I live alone - (appearance, Ep 412, 413)
- Master In The House - (appearance, Ep. 123)
- Brave Single Parenting- Raise on my own - (guest, Ep. 12)
References edit
- ^ "Volleyball KIM Heejin - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
- ^ "TEAM COMPOSITION – KOR / South Korea (women)". FIVB. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Joo, Kyung-don (2015-04-02). "Altos sweep Hi-Pass for second title in three years". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
External links edit
- Kim Hee-jin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kim Hee-jin at Rio 2016
- Kim Hee-jin at FiVB
- Kim Hee-jin at KOVO (in Korean)
- Kim Hee-jin at IBK Sports (in Korean)
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