South Korea national baseball team
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The South Korea national baseball team is the country's top international baseball squad, renowned for its strong performances and gold-medal victory in major global competitions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national baseball team ⓘ |
| achievement |
finished runner-up at 2009 World Baseball Classic
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multiple Asian Baseball Championship titles ⓘ multiple Asian Games gold medals in baseball ⓘ reached final of 2009 World Baseball Classic ⓘ won gold medal in baseball at 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| association | Korea Baseball Organization League (player pool) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| code | KOR ⓘ |
| confederation |
Baseball Federation of Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Baseball Softball Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| fanBase | large and passionate in South Korea ⓘ |
| founded | 1980s (modern KBO-era organization) ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Korea Baseball Association (historical amateur oversight)
NERFINISHED
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Korea Baseball Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Gocheok Sky Dome (frequent host for home games) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| medal |
bronze medal at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
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gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ⓘ silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (held 2021) – note: actually finished 4th, no medal ⓘ |
| nickname | Team Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Kim In-sik
NERFINISHED
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Kim Kyung-moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryu Joong-il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Choo Shin-soo
NERFINISHED
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Kim Kwang-hyun NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Dae-ho NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Seung-yuop NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Chan-ho NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryu Hyun-jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan national baseball team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national baseball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicGold | 2008 Beijing Olympics baseball tournament ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Asian Baseball Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asian Games baseball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Games baseball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier12 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Baseball Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| represents | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | KOR ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | strong pitching and disciplined hitting ⓘ |
| uniformColor |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| usesScript | Hangul ⓘ |
| worldRanking | consistently among top baseball nations in WBSC rankings ⓘ |
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