Lee Da-yeong (; born ) is a South Korean female volleyball player who previously played as a setter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She is the twin sister of Lee Jae-yeong, who was also a member of the South Korea national Volleyball team.
Career
Lee Da-yeong started her international career similarly to her twin sister and they have played together in several international events for the national team, including the 2014 Asian Games held in South Korea, at which they clinched the gold medal. Other tournaments at which they have competed in together include the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, the 2018 Asian Games, and the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in September 2019.
Personal life
Lee Da-yeong was born on 15 October 1996 as one of twin daughters to Kim Gyeong-hui and Lee Ju-hyeong. Her mother is Kim Gyeong-hui who played as a setter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Lee studied in the Jeonju Jungsan Elementary School, the Jinju Gyeonghae Girls' Middle School and the Jinju Sunmyung Girls' High School. Her twin sister Lee Jae-yeong is also a national volleyball player.
On February 2021, several people who went to the same school club as the two sisters posted it online, that the twins had commited school violence. It is said that they also assault and threaten people with weapons, confinement, verbal abuse, and swearing at their parents.
The sisters were both suspended indefinitely by their club after being anonymously accused of bullying online.
The Korean Volleyball Association also issued a disciplinary punishment that they have been banned from participating in the national team indefinitely as well as permanent expulsion so that they cannot be listed on the list as a volleyball coaches even after retirement.
They have however claimed that many of the bullying accusations made towards them were false, and plan on taking legal action against the anonymous author of the online post.
Lee married her then-husband in April of 2018, after 3 months of dating. The pair separated shortly after due to the verbal abuse suffered by the husband from Lee. The pair have since settled on a legal divorce in 2021.
Clubs
Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate (2014–2020) Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2020–2021) PAOK Thessaloniki (2021–2022) CS Rapid București (2022–)
Awards
Individual
2014 Asian Junior Championship "Best Setter" 2014-2015 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game Ceremony" 2015-2016 Korean V-League - "Best Dresser" 2015-2016 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game Ceremony" 2017-2018 Korean V-League - "Round 1 MVP" 2017-2018 Korean V-League - "All-Star Game MVP" 2017-2018 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter" 2018-2019 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter" 2019-2020 Korean V-League - "Round 3 MVP" 2019-2020 Korean V-League - "Best 7 - Setter" 2021-2022 Greek Championship - "Round 3 MVP"
National team
2013 The 17th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Bronze Medal
2014 The 17th Asian JR. Women's Volleyball Championship - Bronze Medal
2014 The 4th Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship - Silver medal
2014 The 17th Incheon Asian Games - Gold Medal
2018 The 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games - Bronze Medal
Clubs
2015-2016 Korean V-League - Champion, with Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate