South Korea men's national volleyball team
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
2020 – 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
2022 –
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
- 2019 – 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
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
- 2019 – 4th place
- 2021 –
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
2020 – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Current squad
The following is the Korean roster called up for the Jincheon Training Camp to represent Korea in the Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_Asian_qualification[1]
| Number | Name | Current Team | Birthdate | Height (cm) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Kim Kyu-min |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | December 28, 1990 | 197 | Centre |
| 2 | Han Sun-soo |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | December 16, 1985 | 189 | Setter |
| 9 | Kwak Seung-suk |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | March 23, 1988 | 190 | Left |
| 10 | Jung Ji-seok |
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | March 10, 1995 | 195 | Left |
| 18 | Shin Yung-suk |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | October 4, 1986 | 198 | Centre |
| 11 | Choi Min-ho |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | April 19, 1988 | 193 | Centre |
| 12 | Jeon Kwang-in |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | September 18, 1991 | 194 | Left |
| 3 | Na Gyeong-bok |
Seoul Woori Card Wibee | April 8, 1994 | 198 | Left |
| 5 | Lee Sang-uk |
Seoul Woori Card Wibee | July 8, 1995 | 183 | Libero |
| 4 | Jeong Min-su |
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | October 5, 1991 | 178 | Libero |
| 1 | Hwang Taek-eui |
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | November 12, 1996 | 189 | Setter |
| 13 | Park Chul-woo |
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | July 25, 1985 | 200 | Right |
| 7 | Heo Su-bong |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | April 7, 1998 | 195 | Left |
| 19 | Kim Jae-hwi |
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | September 6, 1993 | 201 | Centre |
Former squads
Squads
World Cup
- 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.
Asian Games
- 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.
Asian Championship
- 2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Champions
- 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Champions
- 2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- Kwon Young-min, You Kwang-woo, Ha Hyun-yong, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Moon Sung-min, [[Yang Sung-man], Lee Kyung-soo, Song In-seok, Park Joon-bum, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Bu-sik. Head Coach: Yoo Joong-tak.
- 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- 2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — Runners-up
- 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 7th place
- 2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 3rd place
- 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship — 4th place
Asian Cup
- 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — Runners-up
- 2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 6th place
- 2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 5th place
- 2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — Champions
- 2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 8th place
- 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup — 8th place
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.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Team Roster - Korea". Donga Sports. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
External links
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