Lee Da-yeong


Lee Da-yeong is a South Korean female volleyball player who currently plays as a setter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She is also the twin sister of fellow national volleyball player Lee Jae-yeong who also plays for South Korea in international level. She also currently plays for the domestic volleyball club Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in the V-League, a professional volleyball league in South Korea.

Biography

Lee Da-yeong was born on 15 October 1996 as one of twin daughters to Kim Gyeong-hui and Lee Ju-hyung. her mother is Kim Gyeong-hui who played as a setter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Lee Da-yeong's sister Lee Jae-yeong also plays for South Korean women's national volleyball team. Lee studied in the Jeonju Jungsan Elementary School, the Jinju Gyeonghae Girls' Middle School and the Jinju Sunmyung Girls' High School.

Career

Lee Da-yeong started her international volleyball career similar to her twin sister and have played together in few international events for South Korea including the 2014 Asian Games, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.
Lee Da-yeong was part of the South Korean volleyball team which clicked gold medal in the women's team event at the 2014 Asian Games which was eventually held in Incheon, South Korea.
She along with her sister were selected to represent South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games and scheduled to compete in the women's volleyball team event. In September 2019, she was included in the South Korean squad for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.

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