Lee Sun-kyu

For the member of the girl group Girls' Generation, see Sunny (singer).

Lee Sun-kyu (Korean: 이선규; born (1981-03-14)14 March 1981) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.^[1]

Lee Sun-kyu
Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1981-03-14) 14 March 1981 (age 43) Seoul
Height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	325 cm (128 in)
Block	320 cm (126 in)
College / University	Hanyang University
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Uijeongbu KB Stars
Number	9
Career
Years Teams 2003–2013 2013–2016 2016–2019 Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Samsung Bluefangs KB Stars
National team
2003–2017 South Korea
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2006 Doha Asian Championship 2003 Tianjin 2005 Suphan Buri 2007 Jakarta 2009 Manila 2011 Tehran AVC Cup 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Universiade 2003 Daegu Asian Youth Championship 1999 Chiayi

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Career

Clubs

Lee began his club career in 2003 after signing a contract with the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, Lee was traded to the Samsung Fire Bluefangs for Yeo Oh-hyun.

Lee remained with the Bluefangs for three years before signing a contract with the KB Insurance Stars as a free agent on May 19, 2016.

Lee recorded his 900th career block on December 17, 2016. Lee is the only player in V-League history to over 900 blocks in a career. Lee also scored his 3,000th career point on November 22, 2017, becoming the only middle blocker in V-League history to over 3,000 points in a career.

National team

Lee first joined the national team program in 1999 as a member of the South Korean national under-18 team. He helped the team win gold at the 1999 Asian Youth Championship, and qualify for the 1999 World Youth Championship.

In 2003 Lee was a member of the collegiate national team which won the gold medal in the 2003 Summer Universiade defeating Japan in final. He also won the gold medal at the 2003 Asian Championship held in Tianjin, as part of the South Korean national team.

Lee was part of the national team at the 2006 FIVB World Championship in Japan,^[2] where the team finished in 17th place.

Lee had consistently participated in the FIVB World League after his debut in 2006 and made his seventh appearance in the tournament in 2017.

Individual awards

Club

• 2016 V-League - Best Blocker

National Team

• 2005 Asian Championship - Best Spiker

References

1. "Team Roster – South Korea – FIVB Volleyball World League 2017". FIVB. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
2. "Team Roster 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – South Korea". FIVB. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

External links

• Lee Sun-kyu at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)