South Korea men's national handball team
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| Association | Korea Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Rolando Freitas | ||
| Assistant coach | Vanja Radić Herlander Silva | ||
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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[edit]
Champions Runners-up
Olympic Games[edit]
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1936 Berlin
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did not enter | ||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
 1972 Munich
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did not qualify | ||||||||
 1976 Montreal
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 1980 Moscow
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did not participate | ||||||||
 1984 Los Angeles
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Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 148 | 178 | −30 |
 1988 Seoul
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 149 | +3 |
 1992 Barcelona
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Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 153 | −18 |
| 1996 Atlanta
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did not qualify | ||||||||
 2000 Sydney
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Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 150 | +2 |
 2004 Athens
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Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 221 | 238 | −15 |
 2008 Beijing
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Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 224 | −26 |
 2012 London
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Group stage | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 140 | −25 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 Tokyo
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 2024 Paris
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| Total | 7/15 | 0 Titles | 45 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 1,121 | 1,232 | −111 |
World Championship[edit]
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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| 1938 |
Not a IHF member | ||||||||
 1954
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| 1958
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| 1961 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 1964
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| 1967
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| 1970
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 1974
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 1978
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| 1982
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 1986 |
Match for 11th place | 12th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 230 | 229 | |
| 1990 |
Match for 11th place | 12th | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 215 | 252 | |
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 252 | 252 | |
 2003 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005
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| 2007 |
President's Cup | 15th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 187 | |
 2009 |
Match for 11th place | 12th | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 290 | 297 | |
| 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
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| 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 |
to be determined | ||||||||
| 2027
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| Total | 13/28 | 109 | 36 | 4 | 69 | 2915 | 3042 | ||
- ^ Participated as Unified Korea
Asian Games record[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Current squad[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ""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.
External links[edit]
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Asian Handball Championship winners | |
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