South Korea women's national volleyball team

South Korea
Association	Korea Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Stefano Lavarini
FIVB ranking	9 (as of September, 2019)
Uniforms
Home	Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	12 (First in 1964)
Best result	Bronze Medal (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1967)
Best result	Bronze Medal (1967, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1973)
Best result	Bronze Medal (1973, 1977)
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Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Prix
Asian Games
Asian Championship
Asian Cup Volleyball Championship

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, Quebec, Canada, and placing fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

Results

Olympic Games

1964 — 6th place
1968 — 5th place
1972 — 4th place
1976 — Bronze Medal
1980 — Didn't Qualify due to boycott
1984 — 5th place
1988 — 8th place
1992 — Did not qualify
1996 — 6th place
2000 — 8th place
2004 — 5th place
2008 — Did not qualify
2012 — 4th place
2016 — 5th place
2020 — Qualified

World Championship

1967 — Bronze Medal
1974 — Bronze Medal
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
2018 — 17th place

World Cup

1973 — Bronze Medal
1977 — Bronze Medal
1981 — 5th place
1985 — 7th place
1989 — 7th place
1991 — 6th place
1995 — 5th place
1999 — 4th place
2003 — 9th place
2007 — 8th place
2011 — 9th place
2015 — 6th place
2019 — 6th place

World Grand Prix

1993 — 5th place
1994 — 5th place
1995 — 5th place
1996 — 7th place
1997 — Bronze Medal
1998 — 6th place
1999 — 6th place
2000 — 5th place
2001 — 7th place
2003 — 6th place
2004 — 11th place
2005 — 9th place
2006 — 9th place
2009 — 12th place
2011 — 9th place
2012 — 14th place
2014 — 8th place
2017 — 14th place

Nations League

2018 — 12th place
2019 — 15th place
2020 — Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

World Grand Champions Cup

1993 — Did not qualify
1997 — 6th place
2001 — 6th place
2005 — 6th place
2009 — 5th place
2013 — Did not qualify
2017 — 6th place

Asian Games

1962 — Silver Medal
1966 — Silver Medal
1970 — Silver Medal
1974 — Silver Medal
1978 — Bronze Medal
1982 — Bronze Medal
1986 — Bronze Medal
1990 — Silver Medal
1994 — Gold Medal
1998 — Silver Medal
2002 — Silver Medal
2006 — 5th place
2010 — Silver Medal
2014 — Gold Medal
2018 — Bronze Medal

Asian Volleyball Championship

1975 — Silver Medal
1979 — Bronze Medal
1983 — Bronze Medal
1987 — Bronze Medal
1989 — Silver Medal
1991 — Bronze Medal
1993 — Bronze Medal
1995 — Silver Medal
1997 — Silver Medal
1999 — Silver Medal
2001 — Silver Medal
2003 — Bronze Medal
2005 — 4th place
2007 — 4th place
2009 — 4th place
2011 — Bronze Medal
2013 — Bronze Medal
2015 — Silver Medal
2017 — Bronze Medal
2019 — Bronze Medal
2021 —

Asian Cup Championship

2008 — Silver Medal
2010 — Bronze Medal
2012 — 6th place
2014 — Silver Medal
2016 — 8th place
2018 — 6th place
2020 — Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Montreux Volley Masters

1990 — Bronze Medal
1991 — 5th place
1992 — Bronze Medal
1993 — Bronze Medal
1994 — 6th place
1995 — 5th place
1996 — 6th place

Team

Current roster

Head Coach: Stefano Lavarini (2019 ~ present)

The following is the South Korean roster from 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.[1]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2018–19 Club
1	Soyoung Lee	WS	17 October 1994	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	279 cm (110 in)	269 cm (106 in)	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
3	Hye Seon Yeum	S	3 February 1991	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	278 cm (109 in)	263 cm (104 in)	Daejeon KGC
4	Heejin Kim	OP	29 April 1991	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Hwaseong IBK Altos
5	Hae Ran Kim	L	16 March 1984	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	270 cm (110 in)	250 cm (98 in)	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
7	Hyejin Ha	OP	7 September 1996	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	285 cm (112 in)	275 cm (108 in)	Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass
8	Eunjin Park	MB	15 December 1999	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	293 cm (115 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Daejeon KGC
9	Jiyoung Oh	L	11 July 1988	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	267 cm (105 in)	247 cm (97 in)	Daejeon KGC
10	Yeon Koung Kim (c)	WS	26 February 1988	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
11	Su Ji Kim	MB	11 July 1987	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	283 cm (111 in)	273 cm (107 in)	Hwaseong IBK Altos
12	Song Yi Han	MB/OH	5 November 1984	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	Daejeon KGC
13	Jeongah Park	WS/OH	26 March 1993	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass
14	Hyo Jin Yang	MB	14 December 1989	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	338 cm (133 in)	Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate
15	Sohwi Kang	WS	18 July 1997	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	286 cm (113 in)	276 cm (109 in)	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
17	Jaeyeong Lee	WS	15 October 1996	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	289 cm (114 in)	279 cm (110 in)	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
19	Dayeong Lee	S	15 October 1996	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	291 cm (115 in)	271 cm (107 in)	Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate