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South Korean basketball player

Kim Dan-bi김단비
No. 13 – Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds
Position Forward
League WKBL
Personal information
Born (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 35)Incheon, South Korea
Nationality South Korean
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school Myeongsin (Bupyeong-gu, Incheon)
WNBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2022 Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds
2022–present Asan Woori Bank Wibee
Career highlights
FIBA Asia All-Tournament Team (2015) 5x WKBL champion (2008–2012) 3x WKBL Best 5 (2011, 2012, 2015)
Medals Women's basketball Representing South Korea Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team FIBA Asia Cup Silver medal – second place 2011 Japan Silver medal – second place 2013 Thailand Bronze medal – third place 2015 China

Kim Dan-bi (Korean: 김단비; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional basketball player.

In 2007, Kim began her professional career with the Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Birds for the 2007–08 season.[1] Kim has since been a strong, consistent member of the S-Birds roster. In her early years, Kim was a part of a five-year streak of championships. During her time, she has also been awarded a place on the Best 5 team on three occasions.

National team career

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Kim made her international debut at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Slovakia, where South Korea placed eighth.[2]

Kim made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic.[3] Kim has since been a constant member of the Korean national team, particularly at the Asian Games and Asian Championships.[4] In 2010, Kim took home the silver in the Asian Games, then in 2014, in her home city of Incheon, South Korea won the gold. At the Asia Cup, in both 2011 and 2013, Kim earned a silver medal at the tournament, whilst taking home the bronze in 2015.

  1. ^ "Let's play Basketball!!". WKBL (in Korean).
  2. ^ "2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women". slovakia2007.fiba.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "FIBA.com – 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women Player profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Danbi KIM". archive.fiba.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.