Park Joo-hyeong | |
Nationality: | South Korean |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1987 |
Birth Place: | Busan, South Korea |
Height: | 1930NaN0 |
Weight: | 800NaN0 |
Spike: | 3350NaN0 |
Block: | 3250NaN0 |
College: | Sungkyunkwan University |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Currentclub: | Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
Currentnumber: | 9 (club) 2 (national team) |
Years: | 2010–2011 2011– |
Teams: | Woori Capital Dream Six Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
Nationalyears: | 2017– |
Nationalteam: | South Korea |
Updated: | 28 December 2017 |
Park Joo-hyeong (; born 5 August 1987) 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 Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers.
In the 2010 V-League Draft, Park was selected second overall by Woori Capital Dream Six.
After having a mediocre rookie season in Woori Capital, Park was traded to the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in 2011. Park started to play the starting outside hitter in the 2014–15 season after serving as a backup in the Skywalkers for three years.
In the 2016–17 season, Park won his first championship, helping the Skywalkers clinch their third V-League title.
In 2005 Park got called up to the South Korean U19 national team for the 2005 FIVB U19 World Championship where his team finished ninth.
In May 2017 Park was first selected for the South Korean senior national team to compete at the 2017 FIVB World League. Park played as the starting outside hitter in Team Korea's third game against Finland and led his team to 3:2 victory, scoring 24 points including three blocks and one ace. After finishing the World League in 18th place, he also took part in the 2017 Asian Championship, where South Korea won the bronze medal.