Chang So-yun | ||||||||||||||
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Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||
Born | Busan, South Korea | November 11, 1974|||||||||||||
Hometown | Suwon | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||
Spike | 312 cm (123 in) | |||||||||||||
Block | 301 cm (119 in) | |||||||||||||
College / University | Kyonggi University | |||||||||||||
Volleyball information | ||||||||||||||
Position | Middle hitter | |||||||||||||
Current club | Ex Hi-pass Zenith | |||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
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Chang So-yun | |
Hangul | 장소연 |
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Hanja | 張少燕 |
Revised Romanization | Jang Soyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Soyŏn |
Chang So-yun (born November 11, 1974 in Busan, South Korea) is a volleyball player. Playing as a middle-blocker, she was one of the key players of the South Korean national team during the 1990s and the early 2000s (decade).
She participated at the 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix, and represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 2009, she was drafted at the age of 35 by KT&G Ariels as the 3rd rank of the first round from new player draft 2009.
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