Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Byeongjeom Station. Suin Bundang Line also passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Eocheon Station.
Yao Jie is a Chinese-born badminton player who now resides in the Netherlands.
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Karina Ocasio Clemente is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Ocasio became "Best scorer" at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova.
Hwaseong Sports Town is a group of sports facilities in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea. The complex consists of the Hwaseong Stadium and Hwaseong Indoor Arena.
The 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association (CTVBA). The tournament was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 15 to 23 September 2011.
Kim Yeon-koung is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission. She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team. She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2021.
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from 4 to 18 November 2011 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country.
Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate 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 members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Suwon Gymnasium in Suwon.
Hwaseong IBK Altos is a South Korean women's professional volleyball team founded in 2011. In the 2012−13 V-League season, just one year after the team was founded, the club won both the regular season title, having won 25 out of 30 regular season games, and its first championship. The club became the first Korean professional sports team to win a championship title in their second season. Since then, the Altos have won two more championships, in the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons. They are based in Hwaseong and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Hwaseong Indoor Arena in Hwaseong.
Kim Sa-nee is a South Korean volleyball player.
Kim Hee-jin is a South Korean volleyball player. She is a member of the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. The team finished at fourth place in 2012, 2020 and fifth in 2016.
The 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA). The tournament was held in Tianjin, China from 20 to 28 May 2015.
Park Jeong-ah is a South Korean female volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.
Lee Hyo-hee is a South Korean volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea national team and participated in the 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix. She has passed through four clubs in her 20 years professional volleyball career in Korea and achieved Korean V-League championship in each club. On club level, she played for Korea Expressway Corporation since 2014. She was the oldest active player in Women Korean V-League in season 2018–19.
Kim Su-ji is a South Korean volleyball player. She is a former member of the South Korea women's national volleyball team which placed fourth in the 2020 Summer Olympics and fifth in the 2016 Summer Olympics. She stepped down from the national team after the former.
Madi Kingdon is an American indoor volleyball player. She is a member of the U.S. Women's National Team and Turkish Airlines Volleyball Club. She attended the University of Arizona, where she received both AVCA Indoor and AVCA Sand All-American honors.
Anna Nikolayevna Lazareva is a Russian professional volleyball player for Fenerbahçe and the Russian National Team.
Jeon Sae-yan is a South Korean female volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.
Hwang Min-kyoung is a South Korean professional volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. At club level, she plays for Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate, where she is also the team captain, a role she has held for three years.
