Kang Hye-Mi ( ko, 강혜미; born April 27, 1974, in

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...

) is a 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. Playing as a

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she was one of the key players of the Women's National Team during the 1990s and the early 2000s (decade). She represented

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

at three consecutive Summer Olympics (

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and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

), and the

2001 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix was the ninth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking First round Group A *Venue: Suphanburi, Thailand Group B *Venue: Kowloon, Hong Kong Second ...

, and

2003 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Teams were made up as follows: hosts ...

Kang retired in 2004, after then she became a high school teacher.

Honours

1994 FIVB World Grand Prix The 1994 FIVB World Grand Prix was the second edition of the women's volleyball tournament, annually arranged by FIVB. It was played by eight countries from 19 August to 11 September 1994. The final round was staged in Shanghai. Preliminary roun ...

— 5th place * 1994 World Championship — 4th place *

1996 FIVB World Grand Prix The 1996 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fourth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Shanghai, PR China, from 27 to 29 September 1996. Preliminary ...

— 6th place *

1996 Olympic Games 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, ...

— 6th place * 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix — 3rd place * 1997 World Grand Champions Cup — 6th place * 1997 Asian Championship — 2nd place *

1998 FIVB World Grand Prix The 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix was the sixth women's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from 21 August to 13 September 1998. The final round was staged in Hong Kong. Preliminary rounds Ranking The best four teams from ...

— 6th place * 1998 World Championship — 9th place *

1999 FIVB World Grand Prix The 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix was the seventh women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over three weeks in four cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Yu Xi, PR China, from 27 to 29 August 1999. Teams Prelimin ...

— 6th place * 1999 FIVB World Cup — 4th place * 1999 Asian Championship — 2nd place *

2000 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the ...

— 5th place *

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

— 8th place *

— 7th place * 2002 World Championship — 6th place * 2003 FIVB World Cup — 9th place * 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 2nd place (qualified) *

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

— 5th place

References

External links

FIVB Profile

Athens 2004
1974 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for South Korea Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Sportspeople from Busan {{Korea-volleyball-bio-stub