Shoma Tomita
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| Full name | Shoma Tomita | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 1997 Mishima, Shizuoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 342 cm (135 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 320 cm (126 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Osaka Bluteon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 (Club) 11 (National team) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shoma Tomita (富田将馬 or とみた しょうま, Tomita Shoma; born June 20, 1997), is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the Osaka Bluteon at club level. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team.[1][2][3] In 2025 VNL, he served as the national captain team in first 2 weeks of the preliminary round.[4][5]
Career
He started playing volleyball in 4th grade and eventually played for Chuo University.[6]
In 2019, he was given a contract to play for the Toray Arrows as an informal player.[7] He debuted in V.League, 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men.
In 2020, he was elevated to the Japan men's national volleyball team.[1]
He was a Japan team member for the 2022 AVC Cup. Japan won the silver medal, which was Japan's best result in AVC Cup history.[8]
In 2024, Tomita signed with Osaka Bluteon and had a name in the national team roster for two consecutive years. He and the Japanese team won the silver medal in 2024 VNL.[9] However, in 2024 Paris Olympic Games, he was not included in the 12-player roster, but he was still called up for the substitute team to support in rehearsals.[10]
In 2025, Tomita continued his contract with Osaka Bluteon and was called up to the national team for competing 2025 VNL and 2025 World championship. In June, he was assigned as the team captain in first two weeks of the VNL.[4][5]
Personal life
On October 1, 2021, he announced his marriage to his college girlfriend.
Individual awards
Club
- 2021–22 Japan V.League Division 1 — Best Digger[11]
- 2025 AVC Champions League — Runner-up, with Osaka Bluteon[12]
References
- ^ a b "2020年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "2021年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "2022年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ a b "バレーボール 代理主将・富田将馬「ここでアピールできないとロス五輪も難しい」…石川祐希ら不在の中国大会へ出発" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ a b "富田将馬「もう負けたくないので」 バレー代表会見取材詳報" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "【バレー】男子日本代表 富田将馬を支えた恩師の存在。中学に部活がなかった少年をつなぎとめた2人だけのパス（月刊バレーボール）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "活動スケジュール・トピックス | 東レアローズ男子バレーボール部 | TORAY". www.toray-arrows.jp. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "富田将馬". VOLLEYBALL NEXt (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Volleyball: Japan falls 3-1 to France in Nations League men's final". Kyodo News. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "「石川祐希と高橋藍が合流すると出番が減って…」男子バレー"13番目の選手"富田将馬（27歳）の再出発「楽しかった小川＆ラリーとのパリ生活」" (in Japanese). Number. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "AVC Men's Champions League concludes highly successful debut". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.