South Korea men's national volleyball team

South Korea
Association	Korea Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Kim Ho-chul
FIVB ranking	21 (as of August 2017)
Uniforms
Summer Olympics
Appearances	8 (First in 1964)
Best result	5th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1956)
Best result	4th (1978)
Asian Championship
Appearances	19 (First in 1975)
Best result	(1989, 1993, 2001, 2003)
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Asian Championship
Asian Games
Asian Cup

The South Korea men's national volleyball team (Korean : 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the Sydney 2000 Games. The country’s best Olympic performance was fifth place at Los Angeles 1984. the team's best performance at the Olympic Games was a 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the Asian Championship winner four gold medal in 1989 Seoul, 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima, 2001 Changwon and 2003 Tianjin. This performance did not come close to matching their best FIVB World Championship finish of fourth in 1978, when they lost to Cuba in the bronze medal match.

Results

Olympic Games

1964 – 10th place
1968 – Did not qualify
1972 – 7th place
1976 – 6th place
1980 – Did not participate due to US-led boycott
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
2016 – 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
2018 – Did not qualify

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
2017 – 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 – 18th place
2016 – 23rd place
2017 – 18th place

Nations League

2018 – 16th place

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 – 7th place
2017 – 3rd place

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
2018 – Runners-up

Asian Cup

2008 – Runners-up
2010 – 6th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – Champions
2016 – 8th place
2018 – 8th place

Current squad

The following is the Korean roster in the 2017 World League.^[1]

Head coach: Kim Ho-chul

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2016–17 club
2	Park Joo-hyeong	5 August 1987	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
3	No Jae-wook	10 July 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
4	Kim Jeong-hwan	23 March 1988	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	329 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Seoul Woori Card Wibee
5	Bu Yong-chan	30 November 1989	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	284 cm (112 in)	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
6	Lee Min-gyu	3 December 1992	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Ansan OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash
7	Lee Kang-won	5 May 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Gumi KB Insurance Stars
8	Yoo Yoon-sik	2 February 1989	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
9	Lee Sun-kyu (C)	14 March 1981	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Gumi KB Insurance Stars
10	Kwak Dong-hyuk	12 March 1983	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	265 cm (104 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Gumi KB Insurance Stars
11	Choi Hong-suk	26 June 1988	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	328 cm (129 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Seoul Woori Card Wibee
13	Oh Jae-seong	2 April 1992	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	285 cm (112 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
14	Song Hui-chae	29 April 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Ansan OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash
15	Lee Si-woo	7 April 1994	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
16	Jin Sang-houn	22 April 1986	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
17	Park Sang-ha	4 April 1986	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Seoul Woori Card Wibee
18	Shin Yung-suk	10 April 1986	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
20	Jung Ji-seok	10 March 1995	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
21	Hwang Taek-eui	12 November 1996	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Gumi KB Insurance Stars

Former squads

2003 World Cup – 6th place

Ko Hee-jin, Chang Kwang-kyun, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong (c), 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 (c), Ha Hyun-yong and Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.

2014 Asian Games – 3rd place

Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo (c), Shin Yung-suk, Lee Min-gyu, Park Sang-ha, Kwak Seung-suk, Bu Yong-chan, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Seo Jae-duck and Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the South Korea national volleyball team.

Period	Kit provider
2000–	Asics

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.

References

↑ "Team Roster - Korea". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

External links

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[1] "Team Roster - Korea". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.