Park Jeong-ah (Korean: 박정아; born 26 March 1993) is a South Korean female volleyball player. She is part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team.
Park was appointed as the new captain of the Korean Women's Volleyball National Team since Kim Yeon-koung stepped back.[1]
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 Gwangju AI Peppers since 2023 after her contract with Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 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.
Club career
Hwaseong IBK Altos (2011–2017)- Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass (2017–2023)
- Gwangju AI Peppers (2023–)
| Years | Club | Regular Season | Postseason |
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| 2011-12 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Fourth Place | Did not qualify |
| 2012-13 | Hwaseong IBK Altos |  Champion
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| 2013-14 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Champion
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 Runners Up
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| 2014-15 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Runners Up
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Champion
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| 2015-16 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Champion
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Runners Up
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| 2016-17 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Runners Up
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Champion
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| 2017-18 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | Champion
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| 2018-19 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | Runners Up
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| 2019-20 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | Sixth Place | Championship Cancelled Due to Covid-19 |
| 2020-21 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | Fourth Place | Did not qualify |
| 2021-22 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass | Runners Up
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Championship Cancelled Due to Covid-19 |
| 2022-23 | Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass |  Third Place
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Champion
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| 2023–24 | Gwangju AI Peppers | Seventh Place | Did not qualify |
Individual Awards
- 2010 Asian Junior Championship — "Best Scorer"
- 2011–12 Korean V-League – "New Face Award"
- 2014–15 Korean V-League – "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2015–16 Korean V-League – "Player of the Round (6R)"
- 2016 KOVO Cup - "Most Impressive Player (MVP)"
- 2016–17 Korean V-League – "Player of the Round (1R)"
- 2017–18 Korean V-League – "Finals MVP"
- 2018–19 Korean V-League – "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2021-22 Korean V-League - "Best Outside Hitter"
References
- ^ "Revamped Korean squad heads to Volleyball Nations League". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ <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.
- ^ "KOVO website". Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ http://olympians.pointafter.com/l/47944/Park-Jeongah [dead link]
- ^ "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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External links
- Park Jeong-ah at KOVO (in Korean)
- Park Jeong-ah at IBK Sports (in Korean)
- http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2014/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2014a&Team=KOR&No=131893
- http://worldoqt.japan.2016.women.fivb.com/en/teams/kor-korea/players/jeongah-park?id=50245
- http://worldcup.2015.women.fivb.com/en/competition/teams/kor-korea/players/jeongah-park?id=47098
- http://www.zimbio.com/Jeong-Ah+Park/pictures/pro
- http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/south-koreas-park-jeong-ah-spikes-the-ball-over-brazils-ana-news-photo/93000097#south-koreas-park-jeongah-spikes-the-ball-over-brazils-ana-tiemi-picture-id93000097
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