South Korea men's national handball team
| South Korea | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Korea Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Rolando Freitas | ||
| Assistant coach | Vanja Radić Herlander Silva | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1984) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (1988) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1986) | ||
| Best result | 8th (1997) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The South Korea national handball team is the national handball team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Handball Federation.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up
Olympic Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | did not enter | ||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 Munich | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1976 Montreal | |||||||||
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 178 | −30 |
| 1988 Seoul | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 149 | +3 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 153 | −18 |
| 1996 Atlanta | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2000 Sydney | Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 150 | +2 |
| 2004 Athens | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 221 | 238 | −15 |
| 2008 Beijing | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 224 | −26 |
| 2012 London | Group stage | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 140 | −25 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020 Tokyo | |||||||||
| 2024 Paris | |||||||||
| Total | 7/15 | 0 Titles | 45 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 1,121 | 1,232 | −111 |
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Not a IHF member | ||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||
| 1961 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Match for 11th place | 12th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 186 | |
| 1990 | Match for 11th place | 12th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 167 | 197 | |
| 1993 | Ranking round | 15th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 151 | 167 | |
| 1995 | Match for 11th place | 12th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 220 | |
| 1997 | Match for 7th place | 8th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 233 | 253 | |
| 1999 | Round of 16 | 14th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 153 | |
| 2001 | Round of 16 | 12th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 160 | |
| 2003 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | President's Cup | 15th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 187 | |
| 2009 | Match for 11th place | 12th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 239 | 239 | |
| 2011 | President's Cup | 13th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 175 | |
| 2013 | President's cup | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 182 | 189 | |
| 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| 2019 | President's cup | 22nd[a] | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 216 | |
| 2021 | President's cup | 31st | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 176 | 225 | |
| 2023 | President's cup | 28th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 227 | |
| 2025 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 13/28 | 100 | 34 | 4 | 62 | 2684 | 2794 | ||
- ^ Participated as Unified Korea
Asian Games record
- 1982 – 3rd place
- 1986 – Champions
- 1990 – Champions
- 1994 – Champions
- 1998 – Champions
- 2002 – Champions
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2010 – Champions
- 2014 – Runners-up
- 2018 – 3rd place
- 2022 – 5th place
Asian Championship
- 1977 – Runners-up
- 1983 – Champions
- 1987 – Champions
- 1989 – Champions
- 1991 – Champions
- 1993 – Champions
- 1995 – Runners-up
- 2000 – Champions
- 2002 – 4th place
- 2006 – Runners-up
- 2008 – Champions
- 2010 – Champions
- 2012 – Champions
- 2014 – 5th place
- 2016 – 6th place
- 2018 – 3rd place
- 2020 – Runners-up
- 2022 – 5th place
- 2024 – 5th place
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Rolando Freitas
Assistant Coach: Herlander Silva
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Notable players
- Yoon Kyung-shin: 2001 World Handball Player of the Year
- Kang Jae-won: 1989 World Handball Player of the Year, six-time MVP of Swiss Bundesliga
See also
References
- ^ ""이젠 세계선수권"… 막차 티켓 거머쥔 男핸드볼 대표팀 출국" (in Korean). sports.news.naver.com. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster South Korea" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.