Jung Ji-seok

Jung Ji-seok
Personal information
Nationality	South Korea
Born	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 26) Bucheon, South Korea
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	310 cm (10 ft 2 in)
Block	300 cm (9 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 2013– Korean Air Jumbos
National team
2016– South Korea
Honours Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Asian Championship 2017 Gresik Asian U23 Championship 2015 Naypyidaw
Last updated: 7 February 2018

Jung Ji-seok (Hangul: 정지석; born (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in the V-League.

Career[]

Clubs[]

Jung had a successful high school volleyball career at Songlim High School in Seongnam, where he was recognized as the top high school spiker in the country. He declared for the V-League draft upon graduation and was selected by the Korean Air Jumbos with the sixth pick of the second round (13th overall) in the 2013 V-League Draft, which made him become the first player to go pro directly out of high school.

National team[]

In 2015, at 20, Jung was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team to participate in the 2015 Asian U23 Championship, the 2015 FIVB U23 World Championship and the 2015 Summer Universiade.

In 2016 Jung first joined the South Korean senior national team to compete at the 2016 FIVB World League, where South Korea finished in 23rd place.

Jung also took part in the 2017 Asian Championship, where he helped his team to win the bronze medal.

Individual awards[]

National team[]

• 2015 Asian U23 Championship – Best Opposite Spiker

External links[]

• Jung Ji-seok at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)