Lee Da-yeong (; born ) is a South Korean female volleyball player who previously played as a setter for 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 ...

. She is the twin sister of

Lee Jae-yeong Lee Jae-yeong (; born ) is a South Korean volleyball player. She played as the Outside Hitter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She is the twin sister of Lee Da-yeong, who was also a member of the South Korea na ...

, who was also a member of the South Korea national Volleyball team.

Career

Lee Da-yeong started her international career similarly to her twin sister and they have played together in several international events for the national team, including the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

held in South Korea, at which they clinched the gold medal. Other tournaments at which they have competed in together include the

2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, a new annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World Grand ...

, the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

, and the

2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup The 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup was the 13th edition of the event, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held from 14 to 29 September 2019 in Japan. T ...

in September 2019.

Personal life

Lee Da-yeong was born on 15 October 1996 as one of twin daughters to Kim Gyeong-hui and Lee Ju-hyeong. Her mother is Kim Gyeong-hui who played as a setter for the

at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Lee studied in the Jeonju Jungsan Elementary School, the Jinju Gyeonghae Girls' Middle School and the Jinju Sunmyung Girls' High School. Her twin sister

is also a national volleyball player. In February 2021, several people who went to the same school club as the two sisters posted it online, that the twins had committed school violence. It is said that they also assaulted and threatened their teammates with weapons, confinement, verbal and psychological abuse, and swearing at their parents. The sisters were both suspended indefinitely by their club after being anonymously accused of bullying online. The Korean Volleyball Association also issued a disciplinary punishment that they have been banned from participating in the national team indefinitely as well as permanent expulsion so that they cannot be listed on the list as a volleyball coaches even after retirement. They have however claimed that many of the bullying accusations made towards them were false, and plan on taking legal action against the anonymous author of the online post. Lee married her then-husband in April 2018, after 3 months of dating. The pair separated shortly after due to the verbal and physical abuse suffered by the husband from Lee. The pair have since settled on a legal divorce in 2021.

Clubs

Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate ( ko, 수원 현대건설 힐스테이트) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1977 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Suwon and are membe ...

(2014–2020) *

Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders Incheon Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders ( ko, 인천 흥국생명 핑크스파이더스) is a South Korean women's professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1971 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Incheon a ...

(2020–2021) *

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK ( el, ΠΑΟΚ, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans' ...

(2021–2022) *

CS Rapid București Clubul Sportiv Rapid București is a Romanian multi-sport club based in Bucharest, Romania. History The club was founded as ''Asociația Culturală și Sportivă CFR'' in 1923. Men's Football section Domestic *Liga I **Winners (3): 1966 ...

(2022–)

Awards

Individual

* '' 2014 Asian Junior Championship "Best Setter"'' * ''2014-2015 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game Ceremony"'' * ''2015-2016 Korean V-League - "Best Dresser"'' * ''2015-2016 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game Ceremony"'' * ''2017-2018 Korean V-League - "Round 1 MVP"'' * ''2017-2018 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game MVP"'' * ''2017-2018 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter"'' * ''2018-2019 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter"'' * ''2019-2020 Korean V-League - "Round 3 MVP"'' * ''2019-2020 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter"'' * ''2021-2022

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

- "Round 3 MVP"''

National team

* 2013 The 17th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Bronze Medal * 2014 The 17th Asian JR. Women's Volleyball Championship - Bronze Medal * 2014 The 4th Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship - Silver medal * 2014 The 17th Incheon Asian Games - Gold Medal * 2018 The 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games - Bronze Medal

Clubs

* 2015-2016 Korean V-League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Da-yeong 1996 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in volleyball Sportspeople from Jeonju