Lee Kang-Won (Korean: 이강원; born 5 May 1990) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He is part of the South Korea men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for the Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs.[1]
| Lee Kang-won | |||||
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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||
| Born | 5 May 1990 Daegu, South Korea | ||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Block | 312 cm (123 in) | ||||
| College / University | Kyung Hee University | ||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||
| Current club | Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs | ||||
| Number | 1 (club) 7 (national team) | ||||
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Career
editAs a junior at Kyunghee University in 2012, Lee was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team to compete at the 2012 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship,[2] where the team finished in fifth place. He competed in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, and was the flag-bearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games.
In 2017 Lee got called up to the senior national squad for the first time and competed at the 2017 FIVB World League where he played as the starting opposite hitter in all nine games.
References
edit- ^ "Team Roster – South Korea – FIVB Volleyball World League 2017". FIVB. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Team Compositions - 3rd AVC Cup for Men" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
External links
edit- Profile at FIVB.org