South Korea women's national volleyball team

South Korea
Association Korea Volleyball Association
Confederation AVC
Head coach Lee Jung-chul
FIVB ranking 10 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances 11 (First in 1964)
Best result Bronze Medal (1976)
World Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1967)
Best result Bronze Medal (1967, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances 11 (First in 1973)
Best result Bronze Medal (1973, 1977)
www.kva.or.kr
South Korea women's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
1967 Tokyo
1974 Guadalajara
World Cup
1973 Uruguay
1977 Japan
World Grand Prix
1997 Japan
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Team
2014 Incheon Team
1974 Tehran Team
1986 Seoul Team
1990 Beijing Team
1998 Bangkok Team
2002 Busan Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
1978 Bangkok Team
1982 New Delhi Team
Asian Championship
1975 Melbourne
1989 Hong Kong
1995 Chiang Mai
1997 Manila
1999 Hong Kong
2001 Nakhon Ratchasima
2015 Tianjin
1979 Hong Kong
1983 Fukuoka
1987 Shanghai
1991 Bangkok
1993 Shanghai
2003 Ho Chi Minh City
2011 Taipei
2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Asian Cup Volleyball Championship
2008 Nakhon Ratchasima
2014 Shenzhen
2010 Taicang

The South Korea women's national volleyball team (Korean : 대한민국 여자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s and 1990s and is still one of the best teams 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

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Prix

World Grand Champions Cup

Asian Games

Asian Volleyball Championship

Asian Cup Championship

Montreux Volley Masters

Team

Current roster

The following is the South Korean roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]

Head coach: Lee Jung-chul

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
3Hyo-hee, LeeLee Hyo-hee9 September 19801.73 m (5 ft 8 in)57 kg (126 lb)280 cm (110 in)271 cm (107 in)South Korea Korea Expressway Corp.
4Hee-jin, KimKim Hee-jin29 April 19911.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)300 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in)South Korea IBK Altos
5Hae-ran, KimKim Hae-ran (L)16 March 19841.68 m (5 ft 6 in)57 kg (126 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in)South Korea Korea Ginseng Corp.
6Youn-joo, HwangHwang Youn-joo13 August 19861.77 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)285 cm (112 in)265 cm (104 in)South Korea Hyundai E&C
7Jae-yeong, LeeLee Jae-yeong15 October 19961.79 m (5 ft 10 in)63 kg (139 lb)286 cm (113 in)267 cm (105 in)South Korea Heungkuk Life Insurance
8Jie-youn, NamNam Jie-youn15 May 19831.70 m (5 ft 7 in)61 kg (134 lb)285 cm (112 in)273 cm (107 in)South Korea IBK Altos
10Yeon-koung, KimKim Yeon-koung (C)26 February 19881.92 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
11Su-ji, KimKim Su-ji11 July 19871.86 m (6 ft 1 in)68 kg (150 lb)303 cm (119 in)294 cm (116 in)South Korea Heungkuk Life Insurance
13Jeong-ah, ParkPark Jeong-ah26 March 19931.87 m (6 ft 2 in)73 kg (161 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)South Korea IBK Altos
14Hyo-jin, YangYang Hyo-jin14 December 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in)72 kg (159 lb)308 cm (121 in)301 cm (119 in)South Korea Hyundai E&C
16Yoo-na, BaeBae Yoo-na30 November 19891.82 m (6 ft 0 in)66 kg (146 lb)288 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in)South Korea Korea Expressway Corp.
17Hye-seon, YeumYeum Hye-seon3 February 19911.77 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)278 cm (109 in)263 cm (104 in)South Korea Hyundai E&C

Squads

See also

References

  1. ‘삼바의 여인’ 부르던 소녀… 리우의 여왕 향해 스파이크 [Girl sings the "woman of samba", Queen of Spike will fly to Rio] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "S. Korea keen on ending Olympic volleyball medal drought". Yonhap. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "Korea FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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