Koo Ki-Lan
Encyclopedia
Koo Ki-Lan is a retired female volleyball
player who represented South Korea
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 8th place with the Women's National Team
. Two years later, at the World Championship
in Germany
, she was named Best Digger and Best Receiver. She retired in 2008 due to injury.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who represented South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 8th place with the Women's National Team
South Korea women's national volleyball team
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches...
. Two years later, at the World Championship
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, she was named Best Digger and Best Receiver. She retired in 2008 due to injury.
Honours
- 2000 FIVB World Grand PrixFIVB World Grand Prix 2000The 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix was the eighth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Hong Kong, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia, cumulating with the final round at Araneta Coliseum in Manila,...
— 5th place - 2000 Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
— 8th place - 2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 6th place
- 2002 World Championship2002 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
— 6th place - 2003 FIVB World Cup2003 FIVB Women's World CupThe 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....
— 9th place
Individual awards
- 2002 World Championship "Best Digger"
- 2002 World Championship "Best Receiver"