Lee Kang-won

Lee Kang-Won (Korean: 이강원; born 5 May 1990) 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 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs.^[1]

Lee Kang-won
Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 35) Daegu, South Korea
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Spike	330 cm (130 in)
Block	312 cm (123 in)
College / University	Kyung Hee University
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter
Current club	Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs
Number	1 (club) 7 (national team)
Career
Years Teams 2013–2018 2018– LIG / KB Fire Samsung Fire
National team
2017– South Korea
Honours Asian Championship 2017 Gresik

Career

As a junior at Kyunghee University in 2012, Lee was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team to compete at the 2012 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship,^[2] where the team finished in fifth place. He competed in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, and was the flag-bearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games.

In 2017 Lee got called up to the senior national squad for the first time and competed at the 2017 FIVB World League where he played as the starting opposite hitter in all nine games.