Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team

The Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Japan in women's under-18 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).

Japan
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Youth Olympic Games
Appearances1 (First in 2010)
Best result4th place : (2010)
FIVB U19 World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1989)
Best resultGold Gold : (1995, 1999)
Asian U18 Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1997)
Best resultGold Gold : (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017).

Results

Summer Youth Olympics

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Youth Olympic Games[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Singapore 2010 Semifinals 4th place Squad
China 2014 No Volleyball Event
Argentina 2018
Total0 Titles1/1

FIVB U18 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U18 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1989 Semifinals Third place Squad
Portugal 1991 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Czechoslovakia 1993 Final Runners-Up Squad
France 1995 Final 1st place Squad
Thailand 1997 13th place Squad
Portugal 1999 Final 1st place Squad
Croatia 2001 5th place Squad
Poland 2003 Didn't Qualify
Macau 2005
Mexico 2007 7th place Squad
Thailand 2009 5th place Squad
Turkey 2011 7th place Squad
Thailand 2013 5th place Squad
Peru 2015 9th place Squad
Argentina 2017 5th place Squad
Egypt 2019 5th place Squad
Mexico 2021 withdrew
Total2 Titles14/17

Team

Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Girls' U18 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Daichi Saegusa

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017 club
1Tsukasa Nakagawa13 August 20001.59 m (5 ft 3 in)57 kg (126 lb)265 cm (104 in)255 cm (100 in)Japan Kinrankai High School
2Shuri Kurata (C)22 November 20001.69 m (5 ft 7 in)57 kg (126 lb)281 cm (111 in)270 cm (110 in)Japan Sundai Gakuen High School
3Rena Mizusugi6 April 20001.61 m (5 ft 3 in)47 kg (104 lb)265 cm (104 in)255 cm (100 in)Japan Kinrankai High School
4Mao Ito23 June 20001.77 m (5 ft 10 in)71 kg (157 lb)292 cm (115 in)278 cm (109 in)Japan Fujimi High School
5Haruna Soga25 March 20011.72 m (5 ft 8 in)62 kg (137 lb)304 cm (120 in)293 cm (115 in)Japan Kinrankai High School
6Nichika Yamada24 February 20001.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Japan Toyohashi Chuo High School
7Megumi Nakazawa28 May 20001.71 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)288 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in)Japan Kinrankai High School
8Yuki Nishikawa4 September 20001.78 m (5 ft 10 in)59 kg (130 lb)290 cm (110 in)275 cm (108 in)Japan Kinrankai High School
9Yuri Takayanagi19 April 20001.77 m (5 ft 10 in)69 kg (152 lb)289 cm (114 in)280 cm (110 in)Japan Osaka Kokusai Takii HS
10Ayaka Araki2 September 20011.84 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)295 cm (116 in)285 cm (112 in)Japan Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku HS
11Rui Nonaka3 August 20011.76 m (5 ft 9 in)60 kg (130 lb)295 cm (116 in)279 cm (110 in)Japan Akita Kita High School
12Ameze Miyabe12 October 20011.73 m (5 ft 8 in)54 kg (119 lb)304 cm (120 in)280 cm (110 in)Japan Kinrankai High School

Notable players

References
  1. Krastev, Todor. "Volleyball World, Continental and Clubs Tournament Archive". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. "Team Roster – Japan".
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