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South Korean volleyball player (born 1999)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.
Lim Sung-jin
Lim in 2024
Personal information
Born (1999-01-11) January 11, 1999 (age 25)
Jecheon, South Korea
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
College / UniversitySungkyunkwan University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2020–Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
National team
South Korea under-192017
Korean name
Hangul임성진
Hanja林盛進
Revised RomanizationIm Seongjin
McCune–ReischauerIm Sŏngchin

Lim Sung-jin (Korean: 임성진; born January 11, 1999) is a South Korean indoor volleyball player. He plays as an outside hitter for Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm in the V-League.

Early life and senior career

Lim Sung-jin was born on January 11, 1999, in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. He attended Yongdu Elementary School before transferring to Uirim Elementary, where he began playing volleyball. He enrolled at Jecheon Middle and Jecheon Industrial High School. In 2017, Lim was credited for playing a pivotal role in his high school's advancement in the Yeonggwang Cup Volleyball Championship. Lee Da-rae of Insight named his one of the best attackers on the team and a rising star of the next generation.

Lim was admitted to Sungkyunkwan University in 2018. At that year's National University Volleyball Tournament, he was credited in part for the institution's 3–0 victory in the inaugural match against Chosun University. As a third-year student, Lim applied for the 2020–2021 Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Male Rookie Player Draft and signed with Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm as the second-round pick.

International career

Lim was selected for the South Korea men's national under-19 volleyball team to compete in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. In the preliminary round against Bangladesh, he scored ten points, the third-most on his team. In the quarterfinals, Lim's thirteen points was credited in part for his team's victory against Taiwan. He was viewed as one of the driving forces that led the team to the tournament's semi-finals.

Playing style and image

Lim plays as a opposite hitter who has been noted for his strengths in offense and defense. He played as a left-side hitter from high school; his frequency of attacks decreased in university, while the number of times serving and receiving the ball increased. Together with Lim Dong-hyuk [ko], they have been dubbed "treasures" and the "national duo" of South Korean volleyball. He is also referred to as "Suwon's prince". Lim cites Song Hui-chae and Jung Ji-seok as his role models.

References

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