Lee Da-yeong

{{Infobox volleyball biography

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|image=Leedayoung2020.png

|caption=Lee in 2020

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|nationality={{flagcountry|South Korea}}

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|10|15|df=y}}

|birth_place=Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea

|hometown=

|height={{convert|1.79|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|weight={{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|spike={{convert|282|cm|in|abbr=on}}

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|position=Setter

|currentclub=San Diego Mojo

|currentnumber= 19

|years1= 2014–2020

|team1={{flagicon|South Korea}} Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate

|years2=2020–2021

|team2={{flagicon|South Korea}} Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

|years3=2021–2022

|team3={{flagicon|Greece}} PAOK Thessaloniki

|years4=2022–2023

|team4={{flagicon|Romania}} CS Rapid București

|years5=2023–2024

|team5={{flagicon|France}} Volero Le Cannet

|years6 = 2024

|team6 ={{flagicon|Greece}} Panionios

|years7 = 2025–

|team7 ={{flagicon|United States of America}} San Diego Mojo

|nationalyears=2012–2021

|nationalteam=South Korea

|medaltemplates={{MedalCountry|{{KOR}}}}

|updated=10 August 2018

{{Infobox Korean name/auto

| child = yes

| hangul=%이다영

| hanja=李多英

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Lee Da-yeong ({{Korean|hangul=이다영}}; born {{birth date|1996|10|15|df=yes}}) is a South Korean volleyball player who previously played as a setter for the South Korea women's national volleyball team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/women/teams/kor-korea/players/dayeong-lee?id=64514|title=Player - Dayeong Lee - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018|website=www.volleyball.world|language=en|access-date=10 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2014/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2014a&Team=KOR&No=145600|title=Lee Da-yeong|website=www.fivb.org|access-date=10 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://worldcup.2019.fivb.com/en/women/teams/kor-korea/players/dayeong-lee?id=77423|title=Lee Da-yeong - 2019 FIVB World Cup|website=fivb.com|access-date=30 September 2019}} She is the twin sister of Lee Jae-yeong, who was also a member of the South Korea national Volleyball team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2014/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2014a&Team=KOR&No=145601|title=Lee Jae-yeong|website=www.fivb.org|access-date=10 August 2018}}

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.[http://www.asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/876894764_1412266044.pdf 2014 Women's Volleyball Asian Games tournament] Other tournaments at which they have competed in together include the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,{{Cite web|url=http://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/women/teams/kor%20korea/team_roster|title=Team Roster - Korea - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018|website=www.volleyball.world|language=en|access-date=10 August 2018}} the 2018 Asian Games,{{Cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3047886|title=Lee twins join forces on national squad|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=10 August 2018}} and the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in September 2019.{{cite web|title=Team Roster – South Korea |url=http://worldcup.2019.fivb.com/en/women/teams/kor-southkorea/team_roster |publisher=FIVB|year=2019|accessdate=30 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gnnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=431170#09xs|title=이재영-다영 배구자매 올림픽 도전|website=Gyeongnam Ilbo/|language=ko|access-date=19 December 2019}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2014/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2014a&Team=KOR&No=145601|title=Lee Jae-yeong|website=www.fivb.org|access-date=10 August 2018}}

In February 2021, several people who went to the same school club as the two sisters posted it online, that the twins had committed school violence. It is said that they also assaulted and threatened their teammates with weapons, confinement, verbal and psychological abuse, and swearing at their parents.{{Cite web |date=11 June 2021 |title="이다영 그리스 이적? 불가능하다" 흥국생명&배구협회 반박 |url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/volleyball/2021/06/11/G6WSGIS75VHRLMYYTGL4NNXQME/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}

The sisters were both suspended indefinitely by their club after being anonymously accused of bullying online.{{Cite web|last=Newsource|first=C. N. N.|date=18 February 2021|title=South Korean volleyball twins Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong dropped amid bullying scandal|url=https://keyt.com/sports/2021/02/17/south-korean-volleyball-twins-lee-jae-yeong-and-lee-da-yeong-dropped-amid-bullying-scandal/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=NewsChannel 3-12|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web |date=9 October 2021 |title=이다영 측 "남편이 이혼 대가로 5억원 요구"…남편 측 "사실무근" |url=http://news.tvchosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/10/09/2021100990022.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=news.tvchosun.com |language=ko}}

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 2018, after three months of dating. The pair separated shortly after due to the verbal and physical abuse suffered by the husband from Lee. The pair have since settled on a legal divorce in 2021.