South Korea national handball team

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Coach Lee Sang-sup Appearances 7 (First in 1984) Appearances 11 (First in 1986)		Most caps Yoon Kyung-shin Best result 2nd (1988) Location South Korea

Association Korea Handball Federation

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

World Championship

1986: 12th place

1990: 12th place

1993: 15th place

1995: 12th place

1997: 8th place

1999: 14th place

2001: 12th place

2007: 15th place

2009: 12th place

2011: 13th place

2013: 21st place

Asian Games record

1982: 3rd place

1986: Winners

1990: Winners

1994: Winners

1998: Winners

2002: Winners

2010: Winners

2014: 2nd place

Asian Championship

1977: 2nd place

1983: 1st place

1987: 1st place

1989: 1st place

1991: 1st place

1993: 1st place

1995: 2nd place

2000: 1st place

2002: 4th place

2006: 2nd place

2008: 1st place

2010: 1st place

2012: 1st place

2014: 5th place

2016: 6th place

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

References

South Korea national handball team Wikipedia

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