Jin Seong-tae (; born in

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) is a South Korean male

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player. He currently plays for the

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Incheon Korean Air Jumbos ( ko, 인천 대한항공 점보스) is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1969 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Incheon and are members of the Korea Volleyball Fe ...

in the V-League.

Career

Clubs

Jin was selected by the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers with the second pick of the second round (ninth overall) in the 2014 V-League Draft. In the 2015-16 season, Jin became the Skywalkers' starting middle blocker alongside

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and posted career-highs in hitting percentage (58.25%), blocks per set (0.43) and points (163). In the late of the 2015-16 season, three-time block per set champion

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finished the military service and returned to the Skywalkers. With veteran middles Choi Min-ho and Shin Yung-suk on the 2016-17 Skywalkers' squad, Jin was projected to struggle to earn a starting spot. In the beginning of the 2016-17 season, Jin was eventually traded to the Korean Air Jumbos.

National team

In 2010 Jin got called up to the South Korean national under-18 team for the 2010 Asian Youth Championship where his team won the bronze medal. Next year, he participated in the 2011 World Youth Championship as part of the national youth team. As a member of the South Korean national under-20 team, Jin also competed in the

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and

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. While attending

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities i ...

, Jin took part in the

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and the 2014 AVC Cup as a member of the South Korean collegiate national team. In June 2016 Jin was first selected for the South Korean senior national team to compete at the 2016 FIVB World League.

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Jin Seong-tae
at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jin, Seong-tae 1993 births Living people South Korean men's volleyball players 21st-century South Korean people