South Korea women's national volleyball team

The South Korean national volleyball team of women is a selection of the best South Korean players, the Korea Volleyball Association represents in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World cup

At their first participation in a World Volleyball Championship, the South Koreans only played against three teams and finished third. In 1974, she occupied the same space, but had to prevail against 22 competitors. About fourth place, we went down to first to eighth place in 1986. In the next two tournaments South Korea cut as fifth and fourth again better. 1998 and 2002 reached the South Korean women places nine and six. In Japan in 2006, they achieved as Thirteenth their worst World Cup result so far.

Olympic games

The first Olympic tournament in Tokyo in 1964 ended for South Koreans on the sixth. 1968 and 1972 they improved each a place and in Montreal in 1976, they celebrated by winning the bronze medal their greatest success. After the fifth rank in 1984 South Korea could not use his home advantage at the Games in 1988 and was only eighth. The other Olympic participation ended in sixth (1996 ), eight (2000) and five ( 2004). For Beijing 2008, South Korea failed to qualify. In London in 2012 you missed after a 0-3 defeat against Japan in the third place play- just a medal.

Asia Cup

In the first volleyball Asian Cup, the South Koreans reached the final against Japan. From 1979 to 1993 she was the sixth consecutive third parties. Then they lost four finals against China. 2003 in Vietnam they were missing the first time at the Asian Cup. The tournaments in 2005 and 2007 they finished in fourth place, respectively.

World Cup

The first two entries on Volleyball World Cup, South Korean women were 1973 and 1977 respectively third parties. After that regularly took part in the World Cup and gained placements between fourth and ninth.

World Grand Prix

After three fifth and sixth place South Korea in 1997 reached the third place in the World Grand Prix. Over the next four years, there were between five and seven placings again. 2002 lacked the South Koreans for the first time, in 2003, they returned to sixth. In the tournaments from 2004 to 2006 then it was enough only to the ranks of eleven and nine. The participations in 2009, 2011 and 2012, South Korea failed to qualify for the final round.