South Korea men's national volleyball team

South Korea

Association	Korea Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Moon Yong-kwan
FIVB ranking	19 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	8 (First in 1964)
Best result	5th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1956)
Best result	4th (1978)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1977)
Best result	5th (1991)
Website	www.kva.or.kr

The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's best performance at the Olympic Games was a 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1964 – 10th place
• 1968 – Did not qualify
• 1972 – 7th place
• 1976 – 6th place
• 1980 – Did not qualify
• 1984 – 5th place
• 1988 – 11th place
• 1992 – 9th place
• 1996 – 9th place
• 2000 – 9th place
• 2004 – Did not qualify
• 2008 – Did not qualify
• 2012 – Did not qualify

World Championship

• 1949 – Did not participate
• 1952 – Did not participate
• 1956 – 18th place
• 1960 – Did not participate
• 1962 – Did not participate
• 1966 – Did not participate
• 1970 – Qualified but later withdrew
• 1974 – 13th place
• 1978 – 4th place
• 1982 – 8th place
• 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – 14th place
• 1994 – 8th place
• 1998 – 13th place
• 2002 – Qualified but later withdrew
• 2006 – 17th place
• 2010 – Did not qualify
• 2014 – 17th place

World Cup

• 1965 – Did not qualify
• 1969 – Did not qualify
• 1977 – 7th place
• 1981 – Did not qualify
• 1985 – 7th place
• 1989 – 7th place
• 1991 – 5th place
• 1995 – 8th place
• 1999 – 7th place
• 2003 – 6th place
• 2007 – 11th place
• 2011 – Did not qualify
• 2015 – Did not qualify

World Grand Champions Cup

• 1993 – 6th place
• 1997 – Did not qualify
• 2001 – 4th place
• 2005 – Did not qualify
• 2009 – Did not qualify
• 2013 – Did not qualify

World League

• 1990 – Did not participate
• 1991 – 9th place
• 1992 – 8th place
• 1993 – 10th place
• 1994 – 9th place
• 1995 – 6th place
• 1996 – Did not participate
• 1997 – 11th place
• 1998 – 11th place
• 1999 – Did not participate
• 2000 – Did not participate
• 2001 – Did not participate
• 2002 – Did not participate
• 2003 – Did not participate
• 2004 – Did not participate
• 2005 – Did not participate
• 2006 – 10th place
• 2007 – 9th place
• 2008 – 13th place
• 2009 – 14th place
• 2010 – 16th place
• 2011 – 13th place
• 2012 – 14th place
• 2013 – 15th place
• 2014 – 19th place
• 2015 – Qualified

Asian Championship

• 1975 – Runners-up
• 1979 – Runners-up
• 1983 – 3rd place
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1989 – Champions
• 1991 – Runners-up
• 1993 – Champions
• 1995 – 3rd place
• 1997 – 5th place
• 1999 – 3rd place
• 2001 – Champions
• 2003 – Champions
• 2005 – 3rd place
• 2007 – 3rd place
• 2009 – 3rd place
• 2011 – 3rd place
• 2013 – Runners-up
• 2015 – Qualified

Asian Games

• 1958 – Did not participate
• 1962 – 5th place
• 1966 – Runners-up
• 1970 – Runners-up
• 1974 – Runners-up
• 1978 – Champions
• 1982 – 3rd place
• 1986 – Runners-up
• 1990 – Runners-up
• 1994 – 3rd place
• 1998 – Runners-up
• 2002 – Champions
• 2006 – Champions
• 2010 – 3rd place
• 2014 – 3rd place

Asian Cup

• 2008 – Runners-up
• 2010 – 6th place
• 2012 – 5th place
• 2014 – Champions

Current squad

The following is the Korean roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Park Ki-won

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2014 club
01 !1	Myung-geun, SongSong Myung-geun	01993-03-12-000012 March 1993	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Rush & Cash Vespid
02 !2	Sun-soo, HanHan Sun-soo (C)	01985-12-16-000016 December 1985	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	297 cm (117 in)	Republic of Korea Army
04 !4	Yung-suk, ShinShin Yung-suk	01986-10-04-00004 October 1986	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Sangmu
06 !6	Min-gyu, LeeLee Min-gyu	01992-12-03-00003 December 1992	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Rush & Cash Vespid
08 !8	Sang-ha, ParkPark Sang-ha	01986-04-04-00004 April 1986	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Sangmu
09 !9	Seung-suk, KwakKwak Seung-suk	01988-03-23-000023 March 1988	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Korean Air Jumbos
10	Yong-chan, BuBu Yong-chan	01989-11-30-000030 November 1989	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	284 cm (112 in)	LIG Insurance Greaters
11	Min-ho, ChoiChoi Min-ho	01988-04-28-000028 April 1988	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
12	Kwang-in, JeonJeon Kwang-in	01991-09-18-000018 September 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	KEPCO Vixtorm
13	Chul-woo, ParkPark Chul-woo	01985-07-25-000025 July 1985	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	332 cm (131 in)	319 cm (126 in)	Sangmu
17	Jae-duck, SeoSeo Jae-duck	01989-07-21-000021 July 1989	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	KEPCO Vixtorm
19	Min-su, JeongJeong Min-su	01991-10-05-00005 October 1991	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	270 cm (110 in)	250 cm (98 in)	Woori Card Hansae

Former squads

• 2003 World Cup – 6th place

Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong , Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Kim Young-rae, Suk Jin-wook, Lee Hyung-doo, Shin Young-soo, and Chang Byung-chul. Head Coach: Cha Joo-hyun.

• 2010 Asian Games – 3rd place

Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Hak-min, Kim Yo-han, Ko Hee-jin, Park Chul-woo, Suk Jin-wook, Ha Hyun-yong, and Shin Yung-suk. Head Coach: Shin Chi-yong.

See also

• V-League

References

• FIVB 2003 World Cup

External links

• KVA Official Website
• FIVB profile

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