Hwang Youn-joo (; born 13 August 1986) is a South Korean volleyball player. She was part of the silver medal winning team at the

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. She was also part of the

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at the

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, and

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. She participated in the

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, when the South Korean team finished 4th after losing the bronze medal match 0-3 to Japan, and the

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, when they finished 5th. At club level, she has played for Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate since 2010. Prior to that, she had been with

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since 2005, who were initially based in Cheonan.

Early life and education

The oldest child in a family with a brother and a sister, Yeonju first received her education at Sosa Elementary School in her hometown of Bucheon, Wongok Middle School in Ansan, and Hanil Jeonsan High School in Suwon, now known as Hanbom High School. Upon graduation from high school in 2005, she was selected as the second pick in the first-round draft by the Heungkuk Life team. Later on, Yeonju also studied at the Department of Sports Management in

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References

1986 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for South Korea Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea People from Bucheon Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province 20th-century South Korean women 21st-century South Korean women {{SouthKorea-volleyball-bio-stub