Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team
(Redirected from Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team)
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| Association | Japan Volleyball Association | |||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||
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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
[edit]FIVB U20 World Championship
[edit]Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| FIVB U20 World Championship[1] | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
 1977
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
 1981
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
 1985
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Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
 1987
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1989
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
 1991
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 1993
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7th place | Squad | |||||||
 1995
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1997
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
 1999
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6th place | Squad | |||||||
 2001
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Didn't Qualify | ||||||||
| 2003
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 2005
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5th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2007
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Semifinals | Third place | Squad | ||||||
| 2009
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Didn't Qualify | ||||||||
| 2011
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11th place | Squad | |||||||
| 2013
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Final | Runners-Up | Squad | ||||||
 2015
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Semifinals | 4th place | Squad | ||||||
| 2017
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Semifinals | Third place | |||||||
| 2019
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Final | First place | Squad | ||||||
  2021
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withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Titles | 17/21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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 |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 3 | Mayu Ishikawa | OH | 14 May 2000 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | Toray Arrows
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| 4 | Shion Hirayama | MB | 7 November 2000 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | Hisamitsu Springs
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| 5 | Yuki Nishikawa | OH | 4 September 2000 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | JT Marvelous
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 10 | Rena Mizusugi | L | 6 April 2000 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 50 kg (110 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | Toray Arrows
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| 11 | Kanon Sonoda | S | 4 September 2000 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | 55 kg (121 lb) | 286 cm (113 in) | PFU BlueCats
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| 12 | Tsukasa Nakagawa | S | 13 August 2000 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 283 cm (111 in) | Tokai University
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Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
