Kim Hee-jin
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| Nationality | South Korea | ||||
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29 April 1991 Busan, South Korea | ||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||
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| Number | 19 | ||||
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Kim Hee-jin (Hangul: 김희진; born 29 April 1991) is a South Korean female professional volleyball player. She was a member of the Republic of Korea women's national volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] The team finished at fourth place.
Kim has been a member of the Hwaseong IBK Altos since the team's inaugural season, 2010-2011. She was selected with the first overall pick in the NH-Nonghyup V-League 2010-2011 draft by the Altos. She helped her team to the league title and championship title during the 2012-2013 season. In the 2013-2014 season, Kim and her team clinched their second consecutive league title, but lost to the GS Caltex Seoul KIXX in the championship round. In the 2014-2015 season, her team finished second in the league standings, but swept the Seongnam Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass in the championship round to claim the Altos' second championship title in three years. [2]Kim Hee-jin played a crucial role during the championship round alongside American Destinee Hooker.
On April 13, 2015, Kim Hee-jin was selected to the Republic of Korean women's national volleyball team together with fellow Altos members Park Jeong-ah, Chae Seona, Nam Jiyeon and Kim Yoori.