South Korea women's national volleyball team

South Korea
AssociationKorea Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Head coachTBA
FIVB ranking 34 1 (29 June 2025)[1]
Uniforms
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1964)
Best result Bronze Medal (1976)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1967)
Best result Bronze Medal (1967, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances13 (First in 1973)
Best result Bronze Medal (1973, 1977)
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The South Korea women's national volleyball team (Korean: 대한민국 여자 배구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea by FIVB) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It was one of the leading squads in the world in the 1970s, 1990s and 2010s, 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, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Olympic Games

  Gold    Silver    Bronze    Fourth place

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
1964 Round robin 6th place 5 0 5 0 15
1968 Round robin 5th place 7 3 4 11 14
1972 Semifinals Fourth place 5 2 3 7 9
1976 Semifinals Bronze 5 3 2 10 11
1980 Did not participate due to boycott
1984 5th–8th places 5th place 5 3 2 12 7
1988 5th–8th places 8th place 5 1 4 8 13
1992 Did not qualify
1996 5th–8th places 6th place 8 3 5 13 15
2000 5th–8th places 8th place 8 3 5 13 18
2004 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 3 3 9 10
2008 Did not qualify
2012 Semifinals Fourth place 8 3 5 14 17
2016 Quarterfinals 5th place 6 3 3 11 10
2020 Semifinals Fourth place 8 4 4 12 17
2024 Did not qualify
2028 To be determined
2032
Total 0 titles 12/18 76 31 45 120 156

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
1952 Did not compete
1956
1960
1962
1967 Round robin Third place 3 1 2 4 6
1970 Did not compete
1974 Final places Third place 11 9 2 28 11
1978 Semifinals Fourth place 9 6 3 21 9
1982 5th–8th places 7th place 9 7 2 21 7
1986 5th–8th places 8th place 8 3 5 10 15
1990 5th–8th places 5th place 7 5 2 15 9
1994 Semifinals Fourth place 7 3 4 11 14
1998 Second round 9th place 6 3 3 10 13
2002 5th–8th places 6th place 11 8 3 27 14
2006 Second round 13th place 9 3 6 14 18
2010 Second round 13th place 9 5 4 18 15
2014 Did not qualify
2018 First round 17th place 5 1 4 7 12
2022 First round 20th place 5 1 4 3 13
2025 Did not qualify
2027 To be determined
2029
Total 0 titles 13/22 99 55 44 189 156

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
  • 2023Did not participate

World Grand Prix

Nations League

Nations League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
2018 Preliminary round 12th place 15 5 10 16 34
2019 Preliminary round 15th place 15 3 12 16 37
2021 Preliminary round 15th place 15 3 12 16 40
2022 Preliminary round 16th place 12 0 12 3 36
2023 Preliminary round 16th place 12 0 12 3 36
2024 Preliminary round 15th place 12 2 10 8 33
2025 Relegated 18th place 12 1 11 11 35
2026 Did not qualify
Total 7/8 93 14 79 73 251

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
  • 2022 — 5th place

Asian Volleyball Championship

Asian Cup

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

The following is the South Korean roster from 2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[2]

No. Name Position Date of birth Height 2024–25 Club
1 Lee So-young OH 17 October 1994 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
2 Moon Jung-won L 24 March 1992 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Gimcheon Korea Hi-Pass
3 Kim Da-in S 15 October 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
4 Han Da-hye L 28 February 1995 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Gwangju AI Peppers
5 Kim Chae-won L 15 August 1997 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
6 Park Eun-jin MB 15 December 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Daejeon KGC
7 Kim Ji-won S 26 October 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
8 Kim Yeong-Yeon L 1 December 1993 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
9 Lee Ju-ah MB 21 August 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
10 Kang So-hwi OH 18 July 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gimcheon Korea Hi-Pass
11 Choi Jeong-min MB 21 December 2002 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
12 Lee Da-hyeon MB 11 November 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
13 Park Jeong-ah (c) OH 26 March 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Gwangju AI Peppers
14 Kim Se-been MB 16 June 2005 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gimcheon Korea Hi-Pass
15 Lee Seon-woo OP 12 July 2002 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Daejeon KGC
16 Jeong Ji-yun OH 1 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
17 Jung Ho-young MB 23 August 2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Daejeon KGC
18 Kim Da-eun OP 25 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
19 Pyo Seung-ju OH 7 August 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Daejeon KGC
20 Park Sa-rang S 26 August 2003 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Gwangju AI Peppers
21 Yuk Seo-young OP 9 June 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
22 Park Su-yeon OH 17 April 2003 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
23 Lee Won-jeong S 12 January 2000 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Gwangju AI Peppers
24 Park Hye-jin S 15 April 2002 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
25 Hwang Min-kyoung OH 2 June 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Hwaseong IBK Altos
26 Lee Han-bi OH 28 October 1996 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Gwangju AI Peppers
27 Bae Yoo-na MB 30 November 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gimcheon Korea Hi-Pass
30 Yeum Hye-seon S 3 February 1991 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Daejeon KGC
47 Han Su-jin L 2 July 1999 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
71 Moon Ji-yun OP 25 July 2000 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

Squads

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Nations League

Head-to-head record

This page shows South Korea women's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League.

Opponent GP MW ML SW SL
 Argentina 2 1 1 3 3
 Belgium 3 1 2 5 6
 Brazil 14 2 12 9 37
 Bulgaria 3 0 3 4 9
 Cameroon 1 1 0 3 0
 Canada 5 2 3 6 11
 China 9 1 8 11 24
 Croatia 2 0 2 1 6
 Cuba 2 1 1 3 5
 Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 3 1
 Dominican Republic 7 2 5 7 19
 East Germany 2 2 0 6 3
 France 1 1 0 3 2
 Germany 6 2 4 7 13
 Greece 1 1 0 3 1
 Hungary 2 2 0 6 1
 Italy 8 2 6 9 21
 Japan 17 5 12 17 39
 Kenya 2 2 0 6 0
 Mexico 1 1 0 3 0
 Netherlands 8 0 8 4 24
 North Korea 1 0 1 0 3
 Peru 3 1 2 5 7
 Poland 8 1 7 5 22
 Romania 1 0 1 0 3
 Russia 6 1 5 5 15
 Serbia 7 2 5 7 17
 Soviet Union 5 0 5 2 15
 Thailand 6 3 3 10 12
 Turkey 8 1 7 7 23
 Ukraine 1 1 0 3 0
 United States 12 2 10 13 31
 West Germany 2 2 0 6 0
Total 157 44 113 182 373

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ "South Korea Team Roster". FIVB.