Ryu Eun-hee (; born 24 February 1990 in Incheon) is a South Korean handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the

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Professional career

Ryu played for Busan Infrastructure Corporation in 2019. That year Busan won its first chamionship title in the SK Handball Korea League. Afterwards she transfered to

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and played in the French Women's Handball First League. In November 2020, Ryu returned to Busan Infrastructure Corporation, because she was concerned about rising

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in France. For the 2021/22 season she transfered to Győri Audi ETO KC. In 2022, she won the Hungarian Championship with ETO.

National team

Ryu became the starting right back of the South Korean national team at the 2009 World Handball Championship where South Korea finished in sixth place. Ryu was named to the team representing

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at the

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held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in

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. Ryu finished her first Olympic tournament ranked third overall in goals (43). Ryu and her team failed to win medals at the 2012 Olympics by losing to

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31–29 in double overtime in the

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. Ryu competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio as well but her team finished disappointing 10th.

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