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Kim Yeon-koung

1988 - Today

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Kim Yeon-koung (Korean: 김연경; Hanja: 金軟景; RR: Kim Yeon-gyeong, Korean pronunciation: [kim.jʌngjʌŋ]; born 26 February 1988) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Yeon-koung has received more than 1,299,421 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kim Yeon-koung is the 34th most popular volleyball player (down from 26th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 432nd in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Volleyball Player.

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  • 48.28

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Among volleyball players, Kim Yeon-koung ranks 34 out of 199. Before her are Bruno Rezende, György Grozer, Ivan Miljković, Lorenzo Bernardi, Wilfredo León, and Maja Ognjenović. After her are Peter Blangé, Dante Amaral, Andrea Gardini, Jenia Grebennikov, Magaly Carvajal, and Takako Shirai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Kim Yeon-koung ranks 192. Before her are Lucas Pérez, Roberto Bautista Agut, Anushka Sharma, Andrejs Rastorgujevs, Joe Cole, and Noémie Merlant. After her are Marlos, Han Seung-yeon, John Bradley, Ernests Gulbis, Nicolas Batum, and Robbie Amell.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Yeon-koung ranks 524 out of 1,128. Before her are Wendy (1994), Jung Jin-young (1991), Joo Sae-hyuk (1980), Lee Young-pyo (1977), Lee So-yeon (1982), and Yoo Seung-ho (1993). After her are Han Seung-yeon (1988), Koo Ja-cheol (1989), Jung Yong-hwa (1989), Park Ha-sun (1987), Jin Se-yeon (1994), and Suho (1991).

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Among VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS In South Korea

Among volleyball players born in South Korea, Kim Yeon-koung ranks 1. After her are Kim Hee-jin (1991), Oh Ji-young (1988), Yeum Hye-seon (1991), and Pyo Seung-ju (1992).

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