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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, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 30th in the FIVB World Rankings and their current head coach is Im Do-heon.

South Korea
AssociationKorea Volleyball Association (KVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachBrazil Issanayê Ramires
FIVB ranking28 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best result5th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1956)
Best result4th (1978)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1977)
Best result5th (1991)
Asian Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1975)
Best resultGold (1989, 1993, 2001, 2003)
www.kva.or.kr (in Korean)
Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Challenger Cup 0 0 1
Asian Championship 4 4 9
Asian Games 3 7 4
Asian Cup 1 1 0
Asian Challenge Cup 0 0 1
Total 8 12 15
Medal record
Challenger Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Seoul Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Changwon Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Manama Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Kuwait Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Tehran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Suphanburi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Manila Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tehran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gresik Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta/Palembang Team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Asian Challenge Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Taipei Team

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1964 Round robin 10th place 9 0 9 9 27 Squad
  1968 did not qualify
  1972 5th–8th places 7th place 7 3 4 10 13 Squad
  1976 5th–8th places 6th place 6 2 4 10 14 Squad
  1980 did not enter
due to US-led boycott
  1984 5th–8th places 5th place 6 5 1 15 8 Squad
  1988 9th–12th places 11th place 7 2 5 10 17 Squad
  1992 9th–10th places 9th place 6 2 4 6 13 Squad
  1996 Preliminary round 9th place 5 1 4 3 12 Squad
  2000 Preliminary round 9th place 5 1 4 8 14 Squad
  2004 did not qualify
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
  2028 Future events
  2032
Total 8/16 51 16 35 71 118 —

World Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1949 did not enter
  1952
  1956 11th–20th places 18th place 11 3 8 14 28 Squad
  1960 did not enter
  1962
  1966 did not qualify
  1970 did not enter
  1974 13th–18th places 13th place 11 9 2 27 8 Squad
  1978 Semifinals 4th place 10 6 4 20 16 Squad
  1982 5th–8th places 8th place 9 4 5 14 16 Squad
  1986 did not qualify
  1990 13th–16th places 14th place 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
  1994 Quarterfinals 8th place 7 2 5 10 18 Squad
  1998 Second round 13th place 10 3 7 12 24 Squad
  2002 qualified
but later withdrew due to clash of dates with 2002 Asian Games
  2006 First round 17th place 5 1 4 7 13 Squad
  2010 did not qualify
  2014 First round 17th place 5 1 4 6 13 Squad
    2018 did not qualify
    2022
Total 9/20 74 31 43 119 148 —

World Cup edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1965 did not qualify
  1969
  1977 5th–8th places 7th place 8 2 6 9 18 Squad
  1981 did not qualify
  1985 Round robin 7th place 7 2 5 8 17 Squad
  1989 Round robin 7th place 7 2 5 8 17 Squad
  1991 Final round 5th place 10 4 6 19 23 Squad
  1995 Round robin 8th place 11 3 8 12 24 Squad
  1999 Round robin 7th place 11 6 5 18 21 Squad
  2003 Round robin 6th place 11 5 6 20 20 Squad
  2007 Round robin 11th place 11 2 9 9 31 Squad
  2011 did not qualify
  2015
  2019
  2023
Total 8/15 76 26 50 103 171 —

World Grand Champions Cup edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1993 Round robin 6th place 5 0 5 3 15 Squad
  1997 did not qualify
  2001 Round robin 4th place 5 2 3 7 10 Squad
  2005 did not qualify
  2009
  2013
  2017
Total 2/7 10 2 8 10 25 —

World League edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1990 did not enter
  1991 Intercontinental round 9th place 16 4 12 19 38 Squad
  1992 Intercontinental round 8th place 12 5 7 19 25 Squad
  1993 Intercontinental round 10th place 20 5 15 18 49 Squad
  1994 Intercontinental round 9th place 12 2 10 17 30 Squad
  1995 Final round 6th place 16 6 10 23 36 Squad
  1996 did not enter
  1997 Intercontinental round 11th place 12 2 10 8 32 Squad
  1998 Intercontinental round 11th place 12 2 10 12 30 Squad
  1999 did not enter
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006 Intercontinental round 10th place 12 4 8 15 28 Squad
  2007 Intercontinental round 9th place 12 3 9 17 28 Squad
  2008 Intercontinental round 13th place 12 1 11 17 34 Squad
  2009 Intercontinental round 14th place 12 3 9 18 31 Squad
  2010 Intercontinental round 16th place 12 0 12 5 36 Squad
  2011 Intercontinental round 13th place 12 3 9 14 29 Squad
  2012 Intercontinental round 14th place 12 1 11 16 35 Squad
  2013 Intercontinental round 15th place 10 4 6 16 22 Squad
  2014 G2 Intercontinental round 19th place 12 3 9 20 29 Squad
  2015 G2 Intercontinental round 18th place 12 2 10 14 31 Squad
  2016 G2 Intercontinental round 23rd place 9 2 7 14 22 Squad
  2017 G2 Intercontinental round 18th place 9 5 4 18 20 Squad
Total 19/28 236 57 179 300 585 —

Nations League edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  2018 Preliminary round 16th place 15 1 14 11 42 Squad
  2019 did not qualify
  2021
  2022
  2023
Total 1/5 15 1 14 11 42 —

Challenger Cup edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Challenger Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  2018 did not enter
(Participated in Nations League)
  2019 did not enter
  2022 Semifinals   3rd place 3 2 1 6 7 Squad
  2023 did not qualify
Total 1/3 3 2 1 6 7 —

Asian Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1975 Round Robin   Runners up 6 5 1 16 5 Squad
  1979 Round Robin   Runners up 6 5 1 15 5 Squad
  1983 Round Robin   3rd place 8 6 2 21 9 Squad
  1987 Semifinals   3rd place 6 4 2 16 N/A Squad
  1989 Final   Champions 8 8 0 24 2 Squad
  1991 Round Robin   Runners up 7 6 1 20 5 Squad
  1993 Final   Champions 7 6 1 19 4 Squad
  1995 Round Robin   3rd place N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Squad
  1997 Round Robin 5th place 5 3 2 9 N/A Squad
  1999 Round Robin   3rd place 7 5 2 17 7 Squad
  2001 Final   Champions 6 6 0 18 2 Squad
  2003 Round Robin   Champions 7 6 1 20 7 Squad
  2005 Semifinals   3rd place 7 5 2 18 6 Squad
  2007 Round Robin   3rd place 5 3 2 13 8 Squad
  2009 Semifinals   3rd place 8 6 2 20 10 Squad
  2011 Semifinals   3rd place 8 6 2 21 11 Squad
  2013 Final   Runners up 7 5 2 16 8 Squad
  2015 Quarterfinals 7th place 8 6 2 21 9 Squad
  2017 Semifinals   3rd place 8 7 1 23 7 Squad
  2019 Semifinals 4th place 8 6 2 20 9 Squad
  2021 Classification Round 8th place 7 2 5 8 15 Squad
  2023 Classification Round 5th place 5 4 1 13 7 Squad
Total 4 Titles 22/22 — — — — — —

Asian Games edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1958 did not enter
  1962 Round robin 5th place 7 3 4 11 14 Squad
  1966 Round robin   Runners up 8 7 1 21 4 Squad
  1970 Round robin   Runners up 6 5 1 N/A N/A Squad
  1974 Final   Runners up 5 4 1 13 4 Squad
  1978 Round Robin   Champions 8 6 2 23 6 Squad
  1982 Round Robin   3rd place 5 3 2 12 6 Squad
  1986 Round Robin   Runners up 8 7 1 22 3 Squad
  1990 Final   Runners up 5 4 1 13 3 Squad
  1994 Semifinals   3rd place 4 3 1 9 3 Squad
  1998 Final   Runners up 6 5 1 16 4 Squad
  2002 Final   Champions 6 6 0 18 0 Squad
  2006 Final   Champions 3 3 0 9 3 Squad
  2010 Semifinals   3rd place 8 7 1 23 4 Squad
  2014 Semifinals   3rd place 8 6 2 20 8 Squad
  2018 Final   Runners up 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
  2022 Future event
Total 3 Titles 15/16 93 74 19 – – —

Asian Cup edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  2008 Final   Runners up 6 5 1 17 7 Squad
  2010 Quarterfinals 6th place 6 3 3 13 14 Squad
  2012 Final Round 5th place 6 4 2 14 7 Squad
  2014 Final   Champions 6 6 0 18 3 Squad
  2016 Final Round 8th place 6 2 4 7 14 Squad
  2018 Quarterfinals 8th place 6 2 4 8 14 Squad
  2022 Semifinals 4th place 6 3 3 13 13 Squad
Total 1 Title 7/7 42 25 17 90 72 —

Asian Challenge Cup edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Challenge Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  2018 did not enter
  2022
  2023 Semifinals   3rd place 5 4 1 12 3 Squad
Total 1/3 5 4 1 12 3 —

Team edit

Current squad edit

The following is the South Korea roster for the 2022 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup.[1]

Head coach:   Im Do-heon

No. Name Date of birth Pos. Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
1 Im Dong-hyeok (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) OP 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2 Han Sun-soo (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 38) S 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 297 cm (117 in)   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
4 Jeong Min-su (1991-10-05) October 5, 1991 (age 32) L 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 178 cm (70 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
5 Park Kyeong-min (1999-06-05) June 5, 1999 (age 24) L 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in)   Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
6 Hwang Taek-eui (1996-11-12) November 12, 1996 (age 27) S 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
7 Park Jin-woo (1990-03-18) March 18, 1990 (age 34) MB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
8 Kim Kyu-min (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33) MB 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
9 Kwak Seung-suk (1988-03-28) March 28, 1988 (age 36) OH 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
10 Na Gyeong-bok (1994-04-08) April 8, 1994 (age 30) OH 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in)   Seoul Woori Card WooriWON
11 Choi Min-ho (1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 35) MB 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 312 cm (123 in)   Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
14 Lim Sung-jin (1999-01-11) January 11, 1999 (age 25) OH 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
17 Park Chan-woong (1997-08-13) August 13, 1997 (age 26) MB 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
18 Heo Su-bong (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998 (age 26) OP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
20 Jo Jae-sung (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 28) OP 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in)   Ansan OK Financial Group Okman

Former squads edit

Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Hwang Taek-eui, Han Sun-soo, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jeon Kwang-in, Park Chul-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Shin Yung-suk (c), Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
World Cup
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.
Challenger Cup
Im Dong-hyeok, Han Sun-soo (c), Hwang Kyung-min, Jeong Min-su, Park Kyeong-min, Hwang Taek-eui, Park Jin-woo, Kim Kyu-min, Kwak Seung-suk, Na Gyeong-bok, Choi Min-ho, Lim Sung-jin, Heo Su-bong, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Championship
Choi Tae-woong, Kim Kyung-hoon, Kim Sang-woo, Shin Sun-ho, Bang Shin-bong, Kim Se-jin, Chang Byung-chul, Shin Jin-sik, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Yoon Kwan-yeol, Lee Ho. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Choi Tae-woong, Kwon Young-min, Shin Sun-ho, Lee Sun-kyu, Park Jae-han, Son Seok-beom, Shin Young-soo, Lee Kyung-soo, Suk Jin-wook, Gu Sang-yoon, Lee Hyung-Doo, Yeo Oh-hyun. Head coach: Cha Joo-hyun.
Jang Young-gi, Song In-seok, Park Chul-woo, Kwon Young-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Kim Sang-gi, Shin Sun-ho, Ha Hyun-yong, Lee Kyung-soo, Lee Hyung-doo, Lee Sun-kyu, Chang Byung-chul. Head coach: Gong Jeong-bae.
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.
Han Sun-soo, Hwang Dong-il, Yun Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lim Si-hyoung, Park Joon-bum, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Cha Sang-hyun.
Han Sun-soo, Kwon Young-min, Shin Yung-suk, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Yo-han, Kang Dong-jin, Lee Kyung-soo, Jeon Kwang-in, Choi Hong-suk, Yeo Oh-hyun, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Han Sun-soo, Park Sang-ha, Jin Sang-heon, Ha Kyung-min, Kim Jeong-hwan, Shim Kyung-seop, Kwak Seung-suk, Jeon Kwang-in, Song Myung-geun, Ahn Joon-chan, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Kwon Young-min, Lee Min-gyu, Moon Sung-min, Seo Jae-duck, Song Hee-chae, Choi Hong-suk, Kwak Seung-suk, Choi Min-ho, Shin Yung-suk, Ji Tae-hwan, Jeong Min-su, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
Lee Min-gyu, No Jae-wook, Moon Sung-min, Jung Ji-seok, Song Hee-chae, Park Joo-hyeong, Lee Si-woo, Choi Hong-suk, Lee Kang-won, Kim Jae-hwi, Shin Yung-suk, Jin Sang-heon, Bu Yong-chan, Oh Jae-seong. Head coach: Moon Yong-kwan.
Hwang Taek-eui, Na Gyeong-bok, Jeong Min-su, Lee Sang-uk, Heo Su-bong, Kwak Seung-suk, Jung Ji-seok, Choi Min-ho, Jin Seong-tae, Jo Jae-sung, Im Dong-hyeok, Kwak Myoung-woo, Shin Yung-suk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Im Do-heon.
Asian Games
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.
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 Cup
Chang Kwang-kyun, Park Chul-woo, Moon Sung-min, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong, Shin Young-soo, Ko Hee-jin, Kim Yo-han, Hwang Dong-il, Shin Yung-suk. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Shin Young-soo, Han Sun-soo, Yeo Oh-hyun, Choi Tae-woong, Lee Sun-kyu, Kim Hak-min, Suk Jin-wook, Ko Hee-jin, Choi Hong-suk, Park Jun-bum, Ha Kyoung-mim, Lee Kang-joo. Head coach: Shin Chi-yong.
Jeon Kwang-in, Park Jin-woo, Lee Min-gyu, Oh Jae-seong, Lee Kang-won, Son Hyun-jong, Song Hee-chae, Jin Seong-tae, Hwang Dong-il, Gu Do-hyeon, Sim Kyoung-sub, Song Myung-geun. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Song Myung-geun, Han Sun-soo, 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, Jeong Min-su. Head coach: Park Ki-won.
Lee Sang-uk, Cha Ji-hwan, Son Ju-hyeong, Lee Seung-won, Han Sung-jeong, Kim In-hyeok, Hwang Kyung-min, Jo Jae-sung, Hwang Taek-eui, Im Dong-hyeok, Jung Jun-heuk, Kim Jae-hwi. Head coach: Kim Nam-sung.
Kwak Myoung-woo, Gim Myeong-gwan, Heo Su-bong, Han Sung-jeong, Park Joo-hyeong, Hong Sang-hyeok, Jeong Seong-gyu, Lee Jeong-jun, Jeon Jin-seon, Lee Sang-hyeon, Han Kuk-min, Jung Sung-min. Head coach: Park Hee-sang.

Kit providers edit

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

Period Kit provider
2000–2021 Asics
2022– Puma

Sponsorship edit

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Shinhan Bank.

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bulletin No.1 (August 6, 2022)" (PDF). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ "South Korea vs. Czech Republic P-2 Match Result". 31 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

External links edit

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