Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team
| Association | Japan Volleyball Association | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AVC | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| FIVB U21 World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1977) | |||
| Best result | Gold : (2019) | |||
| Asian U19 Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 18 (First in 1980) | |||
| Best result | Gold : (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2008). | |||
The Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-20 volleyball events, it is controlled and managed by the Japanese Volleyball Association that is a member of Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
Results
FIVB U20 World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U20 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1977 | Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 1981 | Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 1985 | Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
| 1987 | Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 1989 | Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 1991 | Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 1993 | 7th place | Squad | |||||||
| 1995 | Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 1997 | Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 1999 | 6th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2001 | Didn't Qualify | ||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 5th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2007 | Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 2009 | Didn't Qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | 11th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2013 | Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
| 2015 | Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 2017 | Semifinals | Third place | |||||||
| 2019 | Final | First place | Squad | ||||||
| 2021 | withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Titles | 17/21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Team
Current squad
The following is the Japanese roster for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Noboru Aihara
| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | 2019 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyu Nakagawa | OP/OH | 8 January 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 311 cm (122 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 2 | Nichika Yamada | MB | 24 February 2000 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | NEC Red Rockets |
| 3 | Mayu Ishikawa | OH | 14 May 2000 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 4 | Shion Hirayama | MB | 7 November 2000 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 5 | Yuki Nishikawa | OH | 4 September 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | JT Marvelous |
| 6 | Haruna Soga | OP | 25 March 2001 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 306 cm (120 in) | NEC Red Rockets |
| 7 | Ameze Miyabe | OH | 12 October 2001 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | Kinrankai High School |
| 8 | Ayaka Araki | MB | 2 September 2001 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku |
| 9 | Minami Nishimura | OH/L | 23 March 2000 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 284 cm (112 in) | Okayama Seagulls |
| 10 | Rena Mizusugi | L | 6 April 2000 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 50 kg (110 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 11 | Kanon Sonoda | S | 4 September 2000 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | PFU BlueCats |
| 12 | Tsukasa Nakagawa | S | 13 August 2000 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 283 cm (111 in) | Tokai University |
Notable players
References
- ^ Championship Information
- ^ "Japan squad – the 20th Women's U20 (Junior) World Championships". Foundation Japan Volleyball Association Official Web Site. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2020.