Chang Yoon-hee (Korean장윤희; born (1970-05-22)22 May 1970) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.[2] On the club level she played with Honam Oil, which later became LG Oil and then GS Caltex.

Chang Yoon-hee
Personal information
Full nameChang Yoon-hee
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1970-05-22) 22 May 1970 (age 54)
Namwon, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
College / UniversityKorea National Sport University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number4 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1988–1996
1996–2001
2011
South Korea Honam Oil
South Korea LG Oil
South Korea GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
National team
1989–1998South Korea South Korea
Chang Yoon-hee
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  South Korea
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Kobe
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok team
Chang Yoon-hee
Hangul
장윤희
Hanja
張潤喜[1]
Revised RomanizationJang Yunhui
McCune–ReischauerChang Yunhŭi

Chang made a strong start to her career by winning the Most Valuable Player of the Year award in 1989.[1] She was named "best server" at the 1989 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, and "best defender" at the 1991 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. In 1996, she stated that she had no intention of getting married or retiring in the near future.[3] After the 1996 Summer Olympics, she stepped down from the national team, but continued to play at the club level.[4] She married national cycling team member Lee Kyung-hwan in April 1997.[5] Though initially concerned about her ability to balance married life and the demands of volleyball, she returned to the national team again in 1998.[4] She retired in 2002, and later became a coach for GS Caltex.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "89 최우수 배구선수 馬樂吉 張潤喜 선정" [Chang Yoon-hee and Ma Nak-gil chosen as 89 Volleyball MVPs]. Dong-A Ilbo. 20 December 1989. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - South Korea". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "장윤희 여자배구 '결혼·은퇴,지금은 아니예요'" [Women's volleyball player Chang Yoon-hee: 'no marriage or retirement for now']. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 19 March 1996. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "장윤희, 3년만에 여자배구 대표팀 복귀" [Chang Yoon-hee returns to women's national volleyball team after three years]. Yonhap News. 19 September 1998. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  5. ^ "LG배구간판 장윤희 내달5일 화촉" [LG volleyball star Chang Yoon-hee getting married on 5 April]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 7 March 1997. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  6. ^ "장윤희, 9년만에 컴백... GS칼텍스 배구 코치에서 선수로" [Chang Yoon-hee makes comeback after 9 years ... from GS Caltex coach to player]. Kookmin Ilbo. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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