Kim Hae-ran

Kim Hae-ran (Hangul: 김해란, Hanja: 金海蘭; born 16 March 1984) is a former South Korean female 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 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan,[3] and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[4]

Hae-Ran Kim
Personal information
Nationality	South Korea
Born	16 March 1984 Ulsan, South Korea
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spike	280 cm (110 in)
Block	270 cm (106 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Career
Years Teams 2002−2015 2015−2017 2017−2020 Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass Daejeon KGC Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
National team
2006−2020 South Korea
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team 2010 Guangzhou Team Asian Championship 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima 2019 Seoul Asian Cup 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 Volleyball Women's 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

• Korea Expressway (2002–2015)
• Daejeon KGC (2015–2017)
• Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2017–2020)

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.