South Korea women's national volleyball team
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in 1970s, 1990s and still one of the best team in Asian women's volleyball, having won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.
Results
1964 — 6th place
1968 — 5th place
1972 — 4th place
1976 — 
3rd place
1980 — did not participate
1984 — 5th place
1988 — 8th place
1992 — could not participate- 1996 — 6th place
2000 — 8th place
2004 — 5th place
2008 — could not participate
2012 — 4th place
- 1952 — did not compete
1956 — did not compete
1960 — did not compete- 1962 — did not compete
- 1967 —
3rd place
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1970 — did not compete- 1974 — 3rd place
- 1978 — 4th place
1982 — 7th place 
1986 — 8th place - 1990 — 5th place
- 1994 — 4th place
- 1998 — 9th place
- 2002 — 6th place
- 2006 — 13th place
- 2010 — 13th place
2014 — did not qualify
FIVB World Cup
1973 — 3rd place- 1977 — 3rd place
- 1981 —
- 1985 —
- 1989 — 7th place
- 1991 — 6th place
- 1995 — 5th place
- 1999 — 4th place
- 2003 — 9th place
- 2007 — 8th place
- 2011 — 9th place
- 2015 —
FIVB World Grand Prix
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1993 — 5th place- 1994 — 5th place
- 1995 — 5th place
- 1996 — 7th place
- 1997 —
3rd place
1998 — 6th place- 1999 — 6th place
2000 — 6th place
2001 — 7th place- 2002 — did not qualify
- 2003 — 6th place
- 2004 — 11th place
- 2005 — 9th place
- 2006 — 9th place
- 2007 — did not qualify
- 2008 — did not qualify
- 2009 — 12th place
- 2010 — did not qualify
- 2011 — 9th place
- 2012 — 14th place
- 2013 — did not qualify
- 2014 — 8th place
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 1993 — Did Not Qualify
- 1997 — 6th place
- 2001 — 6th place
- 2005 — 6th place
- 2009 — 5th place
Current roster
The following is the Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Kim Hyung-sil
| № |
Name |
Date of birth |
Height |
Weight |
Spike |
Block |
2012 club |
| 03 !3 | Joon-eem, HaHa Joon-eem | 01989-12-26-000026 December 1989 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 04 !4 | Sa-nee, KimKim Sa-nee (C) | 01981-06-21-000021 June 1981 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Heungkuk Life |
| 05 !5 | Hae-ran, KimKim Hae-ran (L) | 01984-03-16-000016 March 1984 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 07 !7 | Hyo-sook, LimLim Hyo-sook | 01982-04-26-000026 April 1982 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 278 cm (109 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| 10 | Yeon-koung, KimKim Yeon-koung | 01988-02-26-000026 February 1988 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 299 cm (118 in) |  Fenerbahçe |
| 11 | Yoo-mi, HanHan Yoo-mi | 01982-02-05-00005 February 1982 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Korea Ginseng Corporation |
| 12 | Song-yi, HanHan Song-yi | 01984-09-05-00005 September 1984 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | GS Caltex |
| 13 | Dae-young, JungJung Dae-young | 01981-08-12-000012 August 1981 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | GS Caltex |
| 14 | Youn-joo, HwangHwang Youn-joo | 01986-08-13-000013 August 1986 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 294 cm (116 in) | Hyundai E&C |
| 17 | Hyo-jin, YangYang Hyo-jin | 01989-12-14-000014 December 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Hyundai E&C |
| 19 | Hee-jin, KimKim Hee-jin | 01991-04-29-000029 April 1991 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | IBK Altos |
| 20 | Sook-ja, LeeLee Sook-ja | 01980-06-17-000017 June 1980 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | 264 cm (104 in) | GS Caltex |
Squads
- 1976 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal
- Lee Soon-Bok, Yu Jung-Hye, Byon Myung-Ja, Lee Soo-Nok, Baik Myung-Sun, Chang Hee-Sook, Ma Kum-Ja, Yun Young-Nae, Yu Kyung-Hwa, Park Mi-Kum, Jo Hea-Jung, and Jung Soo-Nok. Head Coach: Kim Han-Soo.
- 1984 Olympic Games — 5th place
- Lee Eun-Kyung, Lee Un-Yim, Jin Chun-Mae, Lee Young-Sun, Kim Jeong-Sun, Jea Sook-Ja, Han Kyung-Ae, Lee Myung-Hee, Kim Ok-Soon, Park Mi-Hee, Lim Hye-Sook, and Yoon Chung-Hae.
- 1988 Olympic Games — 8th place
- Park Mi-Hee, Kim Kyung-Hee, Kim Kui-Soon, Lim Hye-Sook, Yoo Young-Mi, Nam Soon-Ok, Yoon Chung-Hye, Park Bok-Rye, Kim Yoon-Hye, Sun Mi-Sook, Moon Sun-Hee, and Ji Kyung-Hee. Head Coach: Hwang Sung-On.
- 1996 Olympic Games — 6th place
- Chang So-Yun, Chang Yoon-Hee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Hong Ji-Yeon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Nam-Soon, Lee In-Sook, Lee Soo-Jung, Park Soo-Jeong, and Yoo Yin-Kyung. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 1999 FIVB World Cup — 4th place
- Chang So-Yun, Chang Yoon-Hee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Hong Ji-Yeon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Sa-Nee, Ku Min-Jun, Lee Yun-Hui, Park Mee-Kyung, and Park Soo-Jeong. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2000 Olympic Games — 8th place
- Chang So-Yun, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Guy-Hyun, Koo Ki-Lan, Ku Min-Jung, Lee Meong-Hee, Lee Yun-Hui, Park Mee-Kyung, and Park Soo-Jeong. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2002 World Championship — 6th place
- Chang So-Yun, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Han Yoo-Mi, Jung Dae-Young, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Mi-Jin, Kim Sa-Nee, Koo Ki-Lan, Ku Min-Jung, Lee Meong-Hee, and Park Mee-Kyung. Head Coach: Ryu Hoa-Suk.
- 2003 FIVB World Cup — 9th place
- Chang So-Yun, Choi Kwang-Hee, Jung Dae-Young, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Hyang-Suk, Kim Sa-Nee, Koo Ki-Lan, Lee Meong-Hee, Lim Yu-Jin, Nam Jie-Youn, Park Mee-Kyung, and Yang Sook-Kyung. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 2nd place (qualified)
- Lee Jung-Ok, Kang Hye-Mi, Ku Min-Jung, Kim Sa-Nee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Park Mee-Kyung, Nam Jie-Youn, Chang So-Yun, Kim Mi-Jin, Jung Dae-Young, Han Song-Yi, and Kim Se-Young. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2004 Olympic Games — 5th place
- Lee Jung-Ok, Kang Hye-Mi, Ku Min-Jung, Kim Sa-Nee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Nam Jie-Youn, Chang So-Yun, Kim Mi-Jin, Pak Sun-Mi, Jung Dae-Young, Han Song-Yi, and Kim Se-Young. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix — 9th place
- Choi Kwang-Hee, Han Song-Yi, Han Yoo-Mi, Hwang Youn-Joo, Ji Jung-Hee, Jung Dae-Young, Kim Se-Young, Koo Ki-Lan, Lee Sook-Ja, Park Kyong-Nang, and Yoon Su-Hyun. Head Coach: Kim Hyung-Sil.
- 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 6th place (did not qualify)
- Bae Yoo-Na, Chun Min-Chong, Han Soo-Ji, Han Yoo-Mi, Kim Hae-Ran, Kim Min-Ji, Kim Myung-Ok, Kim Sa-Nee, Kim Se-Young, La Hea-Won, Lim Hyo-Sook, and Yang Hyo-Jin. Head Coach: Lee Jung-Chul.
See also
References
External links
1962 — 
2nd place
1966 — 
1974 — 
3rd place
1982 — 
1st place
2006 — 5th place
2003 — 
2011 — 