Park Joo-hyeong (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
: 박주형; born ) is a South Korean male
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player. He is part of the
South Korea men's national volleyball team
The South Korea men's national volleyball team ( ko, 대한민국 남자 배구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Kore ...
. On club level he plays for the
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers is a South Korean professional volleyball team. The team was founded in 1983 and became fully professional in 2005. They are based in Cheonan and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their ho ...
.
Career
Clubs
In the 2010
V-League Draft, Park was selected second overall by
Woori Capital Dream Six.
After having a mediocre rookie season in Woori Capital, Park was traded to the
Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in 2011. Park started to play the starting outside hitter in the 2014–15 season after serving as a backup in the Skywalkers for three years.
In the 2016–17 season, Park won his first championship, helping the Skywalkers clinch their third V-League title.
National team
In 2005 Park got called up to the South Korean U19 national team for the
2005 FIVB U19 World Championship where his team finished ninth.
In May 2017 Park was first selected for the
South Korean senior national team to compete at the
2017 FIVB World League. Park played as the starting outside hitter in Team Korea's third game against
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
and led his team to 3:2 victory, scoring 24 points including three blocks and one ace. After finishing the World League in 18th place, he also took part in the
2017 Asian Championship, where South Korea won the bronze medal.
External links
Park Joo-hyeongat the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
1987 births
Living people
South Korean men's volleyball players
Sportspeople from Busan
21st-century South Korean people
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