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Zhu Ting
Zhu Ting led China to gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, earning MVP honors for a tournament in which she was widely regarded as the single most dominant player on the court in nearly every match she played, part of a run that reestablished China as a genuine power in women's volleyball after a period of relative decline. She was named MVP of the 2016 Olympics, the 2015 Asian Championship, and the 2019 World Cup, a run of major-tournament MVP awards across multiple years and multiple competition formats that few volleyball players of either gender have matched in such a short span. Zhu's move to Italy's Vakifbank Istanbul (playing in the Turkish league) in 2016 made her one of the sport's highest-paid players at the time, a signing that reflected how far her individual reputation had grown beyond China's own domestic league and into the sport's most competitive European club circuit. Her combination of height, attacking power, and reliable serve-receive — a defensive skill many pure power hitters don't develop to an elite level — made her one of the most statistically complete outside hitters of her generation, and she's widely regarded as the best women's volleyball player to emerge from China since the sport's 1980s golden generation.
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Kim Yeon-koung
Kim Yeon-koung has been widely regarded as one of the best outside hitters in the world for more than a decade, leading South Korea to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 London Olympics and a memorable run to the semifinals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics despite South Korea lacking the roster depth of the sport's traditional powers. She's played professionally across four different countries' top domestic leagues — South Korea, Japan, Turkey, and China — becoming one of the sport's most well-traveled elite players and winning individual MVP and best-scorer honors in multiple of those leagues along the way. Kim's combination of height, jump-reach, and all-around technical ability made her a focal point for South Korean volleyball at a level the country had rarely reached before her emergence, drawing broadcast audiences and sponsorship attention to the sport in a country where volleyball had historically taken a back seat to other national sports. Her longevity at an elite level, remaining South Korea's best player and a top international outside hitter across three separate Olympic cycles, is part of why she's consistently ranked among the greatest volleyball players never to win an Olympic medal — a gap in her résumé that reflects roster limitations around her rather than any shortfall in her own game.
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