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Yeo Oh-hyun
Yeo Oh-hyun (Hangul: 여오현; born ) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays the libero position for the Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers. Career Clubs Yeo, a 5-foot-9 (1.75 m) libero, played outside hitter for Hongik University for two years before converting to libero in the 1998–99 collegiate season. In the 2000 Super League semi-pro draft, Yeo was selected seventh overall by Samsung Fire Volleyball Club. As the starting libero, Yeo helped the Samsung Fire Bluefangs win the national championship 11 times in the semi-pro Super League (2001−2004) and pro V-League (2005, 2008−2013). After the 2012–13 V-League season, Yeo signed a contract with the Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers as a free agent. In the 2016–17 season, Yeo won his eighth V-League championship, leading the Skywalkers to their third V-League title. National team In June 2001 Yeo was first selected for the South Korean senior national team to compete at the 2001 Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incheon
Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883. Today, about 3 million people live in the city, making it South Korea's third-most-populous city after Seoul and Busan. The city's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province, forming the world's fourth-largest metropolitan area by population. Incheon has since led the economic development of South Korea by opening its port to the outside world, ushering in the modernization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. Venue Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Team Roster Mojtaba Attar, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Mansour Zadvan, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi Head Coach: Hossein Maadani Awards *MVP: Hamzeh Zarini *Best scorer: Yasuyuki Shibakoya *Best spiker: Park Chul-woo *Best server: Cui Jia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany '' persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The qualification for the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 13 August 2011 to 10 June 2012. Qualification summary * The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the 1st World Qualifier winners, while the best Asian team except the 1st World Qualifier winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners. Means of qualification Host country Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB reserved a vacancy for the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament. * 2011 World Cup *Venues: *Dates: 20 November – 4 December 2011 *The top three teams qualified for the Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Summer Olympics. Continental qualification tournaments Africa *Venue: Palais des Sports de Warda, Yaoundé, Cameroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined China as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Qualification Squads Venues Format The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Men was the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 other teams. Points were accumulated throughout the whole tournament. The final standing was determined by the number of points gained. Results All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+09:00). First round Site A Site B Second round Site A Site B Third round Site A Site B Fourth round Site A Site B Final standing Awards * Most Valuable Player : Gilberto Godoy Filho * Best Scorer : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Japan from 17 November to 3 December 2006. Like the previous edition, 24 teams participated in the tournament. Brazil won the Tournament (retaining their championship title), defeating Poland 3:0 in the final match. Bulgaria placed 3rd, defeating Serbia and Montenegro 3:1 in the 3rd place match. The Polish team dedicated this achievement to the deceased Polish volleyball player Arkadiusz Gołaś. The team honored him at the award ceremony, when they wore T-shirts with the number 16 and the words "Golas". Host Finals hosts Japan. The tournament was held in six Japan cities. Qualification Pools composition First round Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 7 September 2005. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama. Qualification Squads Results First round Site A Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo Site B Venue: White Ring (arena), White Ring, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Second round Site A Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima Site B Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Men's National Volleyball Team
The Iran Men's National Volleyball Team is the official national men's volleyball team of Iran. It is governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. As of 11 September 2022, Team Melli is considered as the second team in Asia, as it ranks 10th in the FIVB World Rankings. The national team won the Asian Volleyball Championship four times: in 2011 Tehran, 2013 Dubai, 2019 Tehran and 2021 Chiba & Funabashi In its first appearance in the competition since joining the 2013 World League, Iran has been a dominant force in Group 1 of the competition, posing a challenge to any opponent. Defeating Italy and Cuba in these games, Iran introduced itself as a formidable contender. In 2014 World League campaign, Iran's national team reached fourth place in Group 1 after a straight-set defeat to their Italian hosts in the bronze medal match. In these games, Iran ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship
The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. Venue Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Team Roster Mojtaba Attar, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Mansour Zadvan, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi Head Coach: Hossein Maadani Awards *MVP: Hamzeh Zarini *Best scorer: Yasuyuki Shibakoya *Best spiker: Park Chul-woo *Best server: Cui Jia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs ( ko, 대전 삼성화재 블루팡스) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1995 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon. Honours Domestic * Korea Volleyball Super League :: Champions (8): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 * V-League ::Champions (8): 2005, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 ::Runners-up (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2014–15 *KOVO Cup ::Winners (2): 2009, 2018 ::Runners-up (3): 2006, 2008, 2012 Continental * AVC Club Volleyball Championship ::Champions (2): 2000, 2001 ::Runners-up: 1999 Season-by-season records Players 2021−22 team See also * Cheil Worldwide * Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance ( Korean: 삼성화재) (KOSPI # 000810) is an insurance company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V-League (South Korea)
The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs. Teams Men's clubs Women's clubs Champions Men's champions Titles by season Titles by club Women's Champions Titles by season Titles by club Postseason results ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners–up * – Playoff loser * – Semi–playoff loser * – Did not qualify * – Did not participate Men Women MVP by edition Regular round ;Men *2005 V-League (South Korea), 2005 – *2005–06 V-League (South Korea), 2005–06 – *2006–07 V-League (South Korea), 2006–07 – *2007–08 V-League (South Korea), 2007–08 – *2008–09 V-League (South Korea), 2008–09 – *2009–10 V-League (South Korea), 2009–10 – *2010–11 V-League (South Korea), 2010–11 – *2011–12 V-League (South Korea), 2011–12 – *2012–13 V-League (South Korea), 2012–13 – *2013–14 V-League (South Korea), 2013–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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