Chang Yoon-hee (; born ) is a retired South Korean female

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player. She was part of the

South Korea women's national volleyball team The South Korea women's national volleyball team (Korean : 대한민국 여자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s ...

. On the club level she played with Honam Oil, which later became LG Oil and then GS Caltex. Chang made a strong start to her career by winning the Most Valuable Player of the Year award in 1989. She was named "best server" at the

1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 1989 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 7 to 14 November 1989 in Japan. Teams Results Final standing Awards * Most Valuable Player : Mireya Luis * Best Spiker : Mireya Luis * Best Blo ...

, and "best defender" at the

1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 1991 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 17 November 1991 in 3 cities in Japan: Tokyo, Sendai, and Osaka. Twelve national teams played for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Teams Res ...

. In 1996, she stated that she had no intention of getting married or retiring in the near future. After the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, she stepped down from the national team, but continued to play at the club level. She married national cycling team member

Lee Kyung-hwan Lee Kyung-Hwan (March 21, 1988 – April 14, 2012) was a South Korean football player. He played for Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean professional football team ba ...

in April 1997. Though initially concerned about her ability to balance married life and the demands of volleyball, she returned to the national team again in 1998. She retired in 2002, and later became a coach for

GS Caltex GS Caltex Corporation () is a South Korean oil refiner jointly owned by Chevron and GS Group. The company was founded in May 1967 as the first private oil company in Korea. The company changed its name from LG-Caltex Oil Corporation to GS Calte ...

Clubs

* Honam Oil (1994)

Awards

* '' 1989 World Cup "Best Server"'' * '' 1991 World Cup "Best Defender"''

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* 1970 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of South Korea People from Jeonju Volleyball players at the 1990 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in volleyball Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Korea National Sport University alumni Beach volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province {{SouthKorea-volleyball-bio-stub