Aki Momii
Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki, born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]
| Aki Momii | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||
| Born | 7 October 2000 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 176 cm (69 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Spike | 285 cm (112 in) | ||
| Block | 278 cm (109 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Setter | ||
| Current club |  JT Marvelous | ||
| Number | 12 (national team) 8 (club) | ||
| National team | |||
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Early life
Momii was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.[3] Her father is Peruvian-Spanish, while her mother is Peruvian-Japanese. Momii is a Peruvian citizen until high school. [4][5]
When she was in elementary school, there was a volleyball team near her house, then she started playing volleyball when she was invited by a friend. Momii joined JT Marvelous after graduating from Hachioji Middle School in February 2019.
In 2021, she was selected to the Japanese national team for the first time in the Olympics. [6]
References
- "Senior Women's National Team｜Senior Women｜Japan Volleyball Association". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- "Volleyball - MOMII Aki". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- "Aki Momii Profile｜JT Marvelous". www.jti.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- "Aki Momii". www.nikkansports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- "Aki Momii's Parents". kazuki73.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- "Japanese Women's National Team at the Olympics｜Olympics Women's Team｜Japan Volleyball Association". hochi.news. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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