South Korea women's national volleyball team
The South Korea women's national volleyball team 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
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 Club |
| Soyoung Lee | 17 10 1994 |  GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | ||||||
| 3 | Hye Seon Yeum | 3 2 1991 | Daejeon KGC | |||||
| 4 | Heejin Kim | 29 4 1991 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | |||||
| 5 | Hae Ran Kim | 16 3 1984 | Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | |||||
| 7 | Hyejin Ha | 7 9 1996 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | |||||
| 8 | Eunjin Park | 15 12 1999 | Daejeon KGC | |||||
| Jiyoung Oh | 11 7 1988 | Daejeon KGC | ||||||
| Yeon Koung Kim | 26 2 1988 |  Eczacıbaşı VitrA | ||||||
| 11 | Su Ji Kim | 11 7 1987 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | |||||
| 12 | Song Yi Han | / | 5 11 1984 | Daejeon KGC | ||||
| 13 | Jeongah Park | / | 26 3 1993 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | ||||
| 14 | Hyo Jin Yang | 14 12 1989 | Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate | |||||
| 15 | Sohwi Kang | 18 7 1997 | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | |||||
| 17 | Jaeyeong Lee | 15 10 1996 | Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | |||||
| 19 | Dayeong Lee | 15 10 1996 | Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate |
Squads
Olympic Games
- 1964 Olympic Games — 6th place
- : Seo Chun-gang, Moon Kyung-Sook, Yu Chun-ja, Kim Gil-ja, O Sun-ok, Jeong Jeong-eun, Choi Don-hui, Hong Nam-seon, O Cheong-ja, Yun Jeong-suk, Gwag Yong-ja, Lee Geun-su. Head Coach:
- 1968 Olympic Games — 5th place
- : An Gyeong-ja, Hwang Gyu-ok, Kim Young-ja, Kim Oe-sun, Kim Yeong-Ja, Lee Hyang-sim, Moon Kyung-Sook, Park Geum-suk, Seo Hui-suk, Yang Jin-su, Kwack Yong-Ja. Head Coach:
- 1972 Olympic Games — 4th place
- : Kim Chung–Han, Yu Kyung-hwa, Yoon Young-nae, Yu Jung-hye, Jo Hea-jung, Lee In-sook, Kim Kun–Bong, Lee Jung-Ja, Lee Soon-bok, Kim Yeong-Ja, Kim Eun–Hie. Head Coach:
- 1976 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal
- :Lee Soon-Bok, Yu Jung-Hye, Byon Myung-Ja, Lee Soon-ok, Baik Myung-Sun, Chang Hee-Sook, Ma Kum-Ja, Yoon Young-nae, Yu Kyung-Hwa, Park Mi-Kum, Jo Hea-Jung, and Jung Soon-ok. Head Coach: Kim Han-Soo.
- 1984 Olympic Games — 5th place
- : Lee Eun-Kyung, Lee Un-Yim, Jin Chun-Mae, Lee Young-Sun, Kim Jeong-Sun, Jea Sook-Ja, Han Kyung-Ae, Lee Myung-Hee, Kim Ok-Soon, Park Mi-Hee, Lim Hye-Sook, and Yoon Chung-Hye.
- 1988 Olympic Games — 8th place
- :Park Mi-Hee, Kim Kyung-Hee, Kim Kui-Soon, Lim Hye-Sook, Yoo Young-Mi, Nam Soon-Ok, Yoon Chung-Hye, Park Bok-Rye, Kim Yoon-Hye, Sun Mi-Sook, Moon Sun-Hee, and Ji Kyung-Hee. Head Coach: Hwang Sung-On.
- 1996 Olympic Games — 6th place
- : Chang So-Yun, Chang Yoon-Hee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Hong Ji-Yeon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Nam-Soon, Lee In-Sook, Lee Soo-Jung, Park Soo-Jeong, and Yoo Yin-Kyung. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2000 Olympic Games — 8th place
- :Chang So-Yun, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Guy-Hyun, Koo Ki-Lan, Ku Min-Jung, Lee Meong-Hee, Lee Yun-Hui, Park Mee-Kyung, and Park Soo-Jeong. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2004 Olympic Games — 5th place
- : Lee Jung-Ok, Kang Hye-Mi, Ku Min-Jung, Kim Sa-Nee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Nam Jie-Youn, Chang So-Yun, Kim Mi-Jin, Pak Sun-Mi, Jung Dae-Young, Han Song-Yi, and Kim Se-Young. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2012 Olympic Games — 4th place
- : Ha Joon-eem, Kim Sa-nee, Kim Hae-ran, Lim Hyo-sook, Kim Yeon-koung, Han Yoo-mi, Han Song-yi, Jung Dae-young, Hwang Youn-joo, Yang Hyo-jin, Kim Hee-jin, Lee Sook-ja. Head Coach: Kim Hyung-sil.
- 2016 Olympic Games — 5th place
- : Lee Hyo-hee, Kim Hee-jin, Kim Hae-ran, Hwang Youn-joo, Lee Jae-yeong, Nam Jie-youn, Kim Yeon-koung , Kim Su-ji, Park Jeong-ah, Yang Hyo-jin, Bae Yoo-na, Yeum Hye-seon. Head Coach: Lee Jung-chul.
World Championships
- 1998 FIVB World Championship — 9th place
- :Kang Hye-mi, Ku Min-jung, Kang Mee-sun, Kim Chang-hun, Park Mee-kyung, Chung Sun-hye, Jung Eun-sun, Park Soo-jeong, Hong Ji-yeon, Kim Young-sook, Chang So-yun, Lee Meong-hee. Head Coach: Kim Hyung-Sil.
- 2002 FIVB World Championship — 6th place
- :Chang So-yun, Choi Kwang-hee, Chung Sun-hye, Han Yoo-mi, Jung Dae-young, Kang Hye-mi, Kim Mi-jin, Kim Sa-nee, Koo Ki-lan, Ku Min-jung, Lee Meong-hee, Park Mee-kyung. Head Coach: Ryu Hoa-suk.
- 2006 FIVB World Championship — 13th place
- :Kim Sa-nee, Nam Jie-youn, Han Yoo-mi, Kim Ji-hyun, Kim Yeon-koung, Han Soo-ji, Han Song-yi, Jung Dae-young, Hwang Youn-joo, Kim Se-young, Kim Hae-ran, Bae Yoo-na. Head Coach: Kim Myeong-soo.
- 2010 FIVB World Championship — 13th place
- :Oh Ji-young, Kim Sa-nee, Nam Jie-youn, Yim Myung-ok, Kim Yeon-koung, Han Yoo-mi, Han Song-yi, Jung Dae-young, Hwang Youn-joo, Kim Se-young, Lee So-ra, Yang Hyo-jin. Head Coach: Park Sam-ryong.
World Cup
- 1999 FIVB World Cup — 4th place
- :Chang So-Yun, Chang Yoon-Hee, Choi Kwang-Hee, Chung Sun-Hye, Eoh Yeon-Soon, Hong Ji-Yeon, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Sa-Nee, Ku Min-Jung, Lee Yun-Hui, Park Mee-Kyung, and Park Soo-Jeong. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2003 FIVB World Cup — 9th place
- :Chang So-Yun, Choi Kwang-Hee, Jung Dae-Young, Kang Hye-Mi, Kim Hyang-Suk, Kim Sa-Nee, Koo Ki-Lan, Lee Meong-Hee, Lim Yu-Jin, Nam Jie-Youn, Park Mee-Kyung, and Yang Sook-Kyung. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-Yong.
- 2007 FIVB World Cup — 8th place
- :Bae Yoo-na, Ji Jung-Hee, Kim Sa-Nee, Kim Hae-Ran, La Hae-Won, Kim Yeon-Koung, Han Yoo-Mi, Han Song-Yi, Jung Dae-Young, Kim Se-Young, Kwak Mi-Ran, and Yeum Hye-Seon. Head Coach: Lee Jung-Chul.
- 2011 FIVB World Cup — 9th place
- :Kim Min-Ji, Jung Ji-Youn, Hwang Youn-Joo, Choi Youn-Ok, Yoon Hye-Suk, Nam Jie-Youn, Kim Yeon-Koung, Lee Bo-Lam, Kim Se-Young, Kim Hye-Jin, Kim Hee-Jin, and Park Jeong-Ah. Head Coach: Kim Hyung-Sil.
- 2015 FIVB World Cup — 6th place
- :Lee So-Young, Kim Hee-Jin, Na Hyun-Jung, Hwang Youn-Joo, Lee Jae-Yeong, Kim Yeon-Koung, Kim Su-Ji, Park Jeong-Ah, Yang Hyo-Jin, Chae Seon-Ah, Lee Da-Yeong, Cho Song-Hwa, and Yim Myung-Ok. Head Coach: Lee Jung-Chul.
- 2019 FIVB World Cup — 6th place
- :Lee So-Young, Yeum Hye-Seon, Kim Hee-Jin, Kim Hae-Ran, Ha Hye-Jin, Park Eun-jin, Oh Ji-Young, Kim Yeon-Koung, Kim Su-Ji, Park Jeong-Ah, Yang Hyo-Jin, Kang So-Hwi, Lee Jae-Yeong, and Lee Da-Yeong. Head Coach: Stefano Lavarini.
Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
- 2003 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Bronze Medal
- : Choi Kwang-hee, Hong Mi-sun, Kim Hyang-suk, Lee Sook-ja, Lee Meong-hee, Jung Dae-young, Lee Yun-hui, Nam Jie-youn, Kim Sa-nee, Kim Mi-jin, Lim Yu-jin. Head Coach: Kim Cheol-yong.
- 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Bronze Medal
- : Kim Yeon-koung, Han Song-yi, Kim Hee-jin, Hwang Youn-joo, Kim Hye-jin, Park Jeong-ah, Jung Dae-young, Yoon Hye-suk, Lee Hyo-hee, Nam Jie-youn, Kim Se-young, Lee Jae-eun. Head Coach: Kim Hyung-sil.
- 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Bronze Medal
- : Lee Da-yeong, Kim Su-ji, Pyo Seung-ju, Han Song-yi, Kim Hee-jin, Park Jeong-ah, Kim Yeon-koung, Oh Ji-young, Kim Hae-ran, Lee Jae-eun, Lee Jae-yeong, Bae Yoo-na. Head Coach: Cha Hae-won.
- 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Silver Medal
- : Lee Hyo-hee, Kim Su-ji, Kim Yu-ri, Moon Jung-won, Kim Hee-jin, Park Jeong-ah, Kim Yeon-koung, Na Hyun-jung, Nam Jie-youn, Han Su-ji, Lee Jae-yeong, Yang Hyo-jin. Head Coach: Lee Jung-chul.
- 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Bronze Medal
- : Lee Jae-eun, Kim Yeon-gyeon, Yeum Hye-seon, Kim Hee-jin, Na Hyun-jung, Han Soo-ji, Kim Yeon-koung, Kim Su-ji, Park Jeong-ah, Yang Hyo-jin, Kim Yu-ri, Kim Mi-youn, Hwang Min-kyoung. Head Coach: Hong Sung-jin.
- 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship — Bronze Medal
- : Lee So-young, Lee Ju-ah, Yeum Hye-seon, Kim Hee-jin, Kim Hae-ran, Lee Na-yeon, Ha Hye-jin, Park Eun-jin, Oh Ji-young, Kim Yeon-koung, Kim Su-ji, Yang Hyo-jin, Lee Jae-yeong, Pyo Seung-ju. Head Coach: Stefano Lavarini.
Nations League
- 2018 Nations League
- :Kim Yeon-koung, Lee Hyo-hee, Na Hyun-soo, Kim Ju-hyang, Kim Hae-ran, Kim Hee-jin, Lee Na-yeon, Yim Myung-ok, Jeong Sun-ah, Kim Su-ji, Kim Chae-yeon, Park Jeong-ah, Yang Hyo-jin, Kang Soh-wi,, Lee Jae-yeong, Yoo Seo-yeun, Lee Da-yeong, Na Hyun-jung, Lee Won-jeong, Park Eu-jin Head Coach: Cha Hae-won