Park Jeong-ah (volleyball)

Park Jeong-ah (born 26 March 1993) is a South Korean female volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.

Park Jeong-ah
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993
Busan, South Korea
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike300 cm (118 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter / Opposite hitter
Current clubGwangju AI Peppers
Numbernot decided (club) 13 (national team)
National team
2010–present South Korea
Honours
Women's volleyball
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta/Palembang
Asian Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 Tianjin
Bronze medal – third place2011 Taipei
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Bronze medal – third place2017 Metro Manila
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 Shenzhen
Asian Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place2010 Ho Chi Minh City
Last updated: 26 Dec 2022
Park Jeong-ah
Hangul
박정아
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Jeong-a
McCune–ReischauerPak Chŏng-a
In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park was appointed as the new captain of the Korean Women's Volleyball National Team since Kim Yeon-koung stepped back.[1]

Clubs

Career

She went to Namsung Women's Highschool.

In 2009, she made her first senior national team debut in age 16 at 2009 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup.[2]

She currently plays for Korean club Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass since 2017 after her contract with Hwaseong IBK Altos expired.[3]

She participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[4] and the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[5]

She plays as an Outside Hitter. She played as an Opposite Hitter at the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League. At the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup she played as a Middle Blocker in some matches.

Park participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics which took place in Tokyo, playing an important role, being the twelfth best scorer of the competition with 82 points and a 31.19% rate of efficiency.

Individual awards

References
  1. "Revamped Korean squad heads to Volleyball Nations League". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. <여자배구> 희망의 스파이크 때린 막내 박정아 [<Women's Volleyball> Park Jung-ah, the youngest who hit the spike of hope] (in Korean). 11 November 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "KOVO website". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. http://olympians.pointafter.com/l/47944/Park-Jeongah
  5. "South Korean volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship". sebare.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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