Lee Sun-kyu

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{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Lee Sun-kyu

| image =

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| nationality = South Korean

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|03|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Seoul

| hometown =

| height = {{convert|199|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|325|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

| block ={{convert|320|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

| college = Hanyang University

| position = Middle blocker

| currentclub = Uijeongbu KB Stars

| currentnumber = 9

| years = 2003–2013
2013–2016
2016–2019

| teams = Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Samsung Bluefangs
KB Stars

| nationalyears = 2003–2017

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{KOR}}}}

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Lee Sun-kyu ({{langx|ko|이선규}}; born {{birth date|1981|03|14|df=yes}}) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.{{cite web|title=Team Roster – South Korea – FIVB Volleyball World League 2017|url=http://worldleague.2017.fivb.com/en/group2/teams/kor%20korea/team_roster|website=FIVB|date= |accessdate=20 May 2017}}

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,{{cite web|title=Team Roster 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – South Korea|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldChampionships/men/2006/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=KOR&TRN=mwch2006&sm=57|website=FIVB |accessdate=12 October 2015}} 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

External links

[http://worldleague.2017.fivb.com/en/group2/teams/kor-korea/players/sun-kyu-lee?id=57396 Lee Sun-kyu] at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)

Category:1981 births

Category:Living people

Category:South Korean men's volleyball players

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Asian Games medalists in volleyball

Category:Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games

Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea

Category:Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball

Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea

Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen