Japan women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Japan Volleyball Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Masayoshi Manabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 4 (as of September 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |
 (1962, 1967, 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.jva.or.jp/ (:ja) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Team |
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | Team |
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | Team |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Team |
| Bronze | 1984 Los Angeles | Team |
| Bronze | 2012 London | Team |
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 1962 Soviet Union | Team |
| Gold | 1967 Japan | Team |
| Gold | 1974 Mexico | Team |
| Silver | 1960 Brazil | Team |
| Silver | 1970 Bulgaria | Team |
| Silver | 1978 Soviet Union | Team |
| Bronze | 2010 Japan | Team |
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 1977 Japan | Team |
| Silver | 1973 Japan | Team |
| Silver | 1981 Japan | Team |
| World Grand Champions Cup | ||
| Bronze | 2001 Japan | Team |
| World Grand Prix | ||
| Silver | 2014 Japan | Team |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 1962 Jakarta | Team |
| Gold | 1966 Bangkok | Team |
| Gold | 1970 Bangkok | Team |
| Gold | 1974 Tehran | Team |
| Gold | 1978 Bangkok | Team |
| Silver | 1982 New Delhi | Team |
| Silver | 1986 Seoul | Team |
| Silver | 2006 Doha | Team |
| Bronze | 1990 Beijing | Team |
| Bronze | 1994 Hiroshima | Team |
| Bronze | 1998 Bangkok | Team |
| Bronze | 2002 Busan | Team |
| Asian Championship | ||
| Gold | 1975 Melbourne | Team |
| Gold | 1983 Fukuoka | Team |
| Gold | 2007 Suphanburi | Team |
| Silver | 1979 Hong Kong | Team |
| Silver | 1987 Shanghai | Team |
| Silver | 1991 Bangkok | Team |
| Silver | 1993 Shanghai | Team |
| Silver | 2003 Ho Chi Minh City | Team |
| Silver | 2011 Taipei | Team |
| Silver | 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team |
| Bronze | 1989 Hong Kong | Team |
| Bronze | 1995 Chiang Mai | Team |
| Bronze | 1997 Manila | Team |
| Bronze | 1999 Hong Kong | Team |
| Bronze | 2005 Taicang | Team |
| Bronze | 2009 Hanoi | Team |
The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is the volleyball national team of Japan, currently ranked 4th[1] FIVB. The current head coach is Masayoshi Manabe.
One of their greatest successes was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to the gold medal.
Japan qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by winning the Women's Olympic Qualifier, from 8 May to 16 May in Tokyo, Japan. In Athens, Greece the team took fifth place in the overall-rankings.
2012 London Olympics
Japan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the best Asian team in the 2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament. In the 2012 Olympics, Japan had been placed on Group A with Russian Republic, Italy, Dominican Republic, the host Great Britain and Algeria. Japan finished third in the Group. In the quarter-finals, Japan faced the old Asian rival China. Saori Kimura and Yukiko Ebata each scored 33 points in this thrilling game in which China were beaten by 3–2. It was their first win over China in 11 years as far as FIVB games are concerned. On 9 August 2012, the Japanese were outplayed by the defending champions Brazil in the semi-finals. On 11 August 2012, Japan beat South Korea 3–0 in the bronze medal match. It is the first Olympics' volleyball medal for the Japanese since the 1984 Summer Olympics. As of 13 August 2012 Japan Women's Team ranked 3rd in the world behind United States women's national volleyball team and Brazil women's national volleyball team.
6 times World Champions
| Year | Games | Host | Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 # | 4th World Championship | USSR |  USSR |  Poland |
| 1964 # | Tokyo Olympics Games | Japan | USSR | Poland |
| 1967 # | 5th World Championship | Japan | USSR |  South Korea |
| 1974 & | 7th World Championship | Mexico | USSR | South Korea |
| 1976 & | Montreal Olympic Games | Canada | USSR | South Korea |
| 1977 & | 2nd World Cup | Japan |  Cuba | South Korea |
#, & – Twice 3 Straight Major titles in 1960s and 1970s
(World Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games)
Results
Olympic Games
- 1964 –
Gold Medal - 1968 –
Silver Medal - 1972 – Silver Medal
- 1976 – Gold Medal
- 1980 – did not compete
- 1984 –
Bronze Medal - 1988 – 4th place
- 1992 – 5th place
- 1996 – 9th place
- 2000 – did not qualify
- 2004 – 5th place (tied)
- 2008 – 5th place (tied)
- 2012 – Bronze Medal
World Championship
- 1952 – did not compete
- 1956 – did not compete
- 1960 – Silver Medal
- 1962 – Gold Medal
- 1967 – Gold Medal
- 1970 – Silver Medal
- 1974 – Gold Medal
- 1978 – Silver Medal
- 1982 – 4th place
- 1986 – 7th place
- 1990 – 8th place
- 1994 – 7th place
- 1998 – 8th place
- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 6th place
- 2010 – Bronze Medal
- 2014 – 7th place
World Cup
- 1973 – Silver Medal
- 1977 – Gold Medal
- 1981 – Silver Medal
- 1985 – 4th place
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 – 7th place
- 1995 – 6th place
- 1999 – 6th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2007 – 7th place
- 2011 – 4th place
FIVB World Grand Prix
- 1993 – 6th place
- 1994 – 4th place
- 1995 – 7th place
- 1996 – 8th place
- 1997 – 4th place
- 1998 – 7th place
- 1999 – 7th place
- 2000 – 8th place
- 2001 – 6th place
- 2002 – 5th place
- 2003 – 9th place
- 2004 – 9th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2006 – 6th place
- 2007 – 9th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2009 – 6th place
- 2010 – 5th place
- 2011 – 5th place
- 2012 – 9th place
- 2013 – 4th place
- 2014 – Silver Medal
Asian Games
- 1962 – Gold Medal
- 1966 – Gold Medal
- 1970 – Gold Medal
- 1974 – Gold Medal
- 1978 – Gold Medal
- 1982 – Silver Medal
- 1986 – Silver Medal
- 1990 – Bronze Medal
- 1994 – Bronze Medal
- 1998 – Bronze Medal
- 2002 – Bronze Medal
- 2006 – Silver Medal
- 2010 – 6th place
Montreux Volley Masters
Current squad
The following is the Japanese roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Masayoshi Manabe
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2014 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaoka, MiyuMiyu Nagaoka | 25 July 1991 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 2 | Nakamichi, HitomiHitomi Nakamichi | 18 September 1985 | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 270 cm (110 in) | 256 cm (101 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 3 | Kimura, SaoriSaori Kimura (C) | 16 August 1986 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 304 cm (120 in) | 293 cm (115 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 4 | Takada, ArisaArisa Takada | 17 February 1987 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 275 cm (108 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 5 | Satō, ArisaArisa Satō | 18 July 1989 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | 53 kg (117 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 268 cm (106 in) | Hitachi Rivale |
| 7 | Yamaguchi, MaiMai Yamaguchi | 3 July 1983 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Okayama Seagulls |
| 9 | Ishida, MizuhoMizuho Ishida | 22 January 1988 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 301 cm (119 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Denso Airybees |
| 12 | Ishii, YukiYuki Ishii | 8 May 1991 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 286 cm (113 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 13 | Shinnabe, RisaRisa Shinnabe | 11 July 1990 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 268 cm (106 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 14 | Ebata, YukikoYukiko Ebata | 7 November 1989 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) |  RC Cannes |
| 16 | Sakoda, SaoriSaori Sakoda | 18 December 1987 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 279 cm (110 in) | Toray Arrows |
| 17 | Ōno, KanaKana Ōno | 30 June 1992 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 297 cm (117 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | NEC Red Rockets |
| 18 | Tsutsui, SayakaSayaka Tsutsui | 29 September 1992 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) | 260 cm (100 in) | 250 cm (98 in) | Hisamitsu Springs |
| 19 | Miyashita, HarukaHaruka Miyashita | 1 September 1994 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 272 cm (107 in) | Okayama Seagulls |
Former squads
- 1996 Olympic Games — 9th place (tied)
- Kaiyo Hoshini, Aki Nagatomi, Kazumi Nakamura, Chieko Nakanishi, Motoko Obayashi, Ikumi Ogake, Mika Saiki, Kiyomi Sakamoto, Asako Tajimi, Chiho Torii, Mika Yamauchi, and Tomoko Yoshihara. Head Coach: Kuniaki Yoshida.
- 1999 FIVB World Cup — 6th place
- Naomi Eto, Megumi Itabashi, Chikako Kumamae, Hitomi Mitsunaga, Junko Moriyama, Ikumi Ogake, Minako Onuki, Yuka Sakurai, Miki Sasaki, Hiromi Suzuki, Asako Tajimi, and Hiroko Tsukumo. Head Coach: Nobushika Kuzuwa.
- 2002 World Championship — 14th place
- Makiko Horai, Sachiko Kodama, Chikako Kumamae, Hisako Mukai, Kanako Naito, Minako Onuki, Ai Otomo, Kana Oyama, Yuko Sano, Sachiko Sugiyama, Miyuki Takahashi, and Shinako Tanaka. Head Coach: Masahiro Yoshikawa.
- 2003 FIVB World Cup — 5th place
- Tomoko Yoshihara, Chie Tsuji, Miki Sasaki, Kanako Omura, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, Makiko Horai, Yuko Sano, Sachiko Sugiyama, Saori Kimura, Kana Oyama, and Megumi Kurihara. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 1st place (qualified)
- Tomoko Yoshihara, Chie Tsuji, Ikumi Narita, Miki Sasaki, Kanako Omura, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, Sachiko Sugiyama, Ai Otomo, Kana Oyama, Megumi Kurihara, and Saori Kimura. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2004 Olympic Games — 5th place (tied)
- Tomoko Yoshihara, Chie Tsuji, Ikumi Narita, Miki Sasaki, Kanako Omura, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, Sachiko Sugiyama, Ai Otomo, Kana Oyama, Megumi Kurihara, and Saori Kimura. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix — 5th place
- Erika Araki, Makiko Horai, Megumi Itabashi, Ayako Onuma, Ai Otomo, Yuka Sakurai, Miki Shimada, Kaoru Sugayama, Sachiko Sugiyama, Yoshie Takeshita, Miyuki Takahashi, and Chie Yoshizawa. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 3rd place (qualified)
- Erika Araki, Miyuki Kano, Yuki Kawai, Saori Kimura, Megumi Kurihara, Kanako Omura, Yuka Sakurai, Yuko Sano, Miyuki Takahashi, Sachiko Sugiyama, Yoshie Takeshita, and Asako Tajimi. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2008 Olympic Games — 5th place (tied)
- Erika Araki, Miyuki Kano, Yuki Kawai, Saori Kimura, Megumi Kurihara, Kanako Omura, Yuka Sakurai, Yuko Sano, Miyuki Takahashi, Sachiko Sugiyama, Yoshie Takeshita, and Asako Tajimi. Head Coach: Shoichi Yanagimoto.
- 2010 World Championship — 3rd place
- Megumi Kurihara, Hitomi Nakamichi, Yoshie Takeshita, Kaori Inoue, Ai Yamamoto, Yuko Sano, Mai Yamaguchi, Mizuho Ishida, Erika Araki, Saori Kimura, Yukiko Ebata, Saori Sakoda, Akiko Ino, and Kanari Hamaguchi, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe.
- 2012 Olympic Games — Bronze Medal
- Erika Araki(C), Saori Kimura, Yoshie Takeshita, Yukiko Ebata, Kaori Inoue, Ai Otomo, Yuko Sano, Mai Yamaguchi, Risa Shinnabe, Saori Sakoda, Maiko Kano, and Hitomi Nakamichi, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe.
- 2014 World Championship
- Saori Kimura(C), Miyu Nagaoka, Hitomi Nakamichi, Arisa Takada, Arisa Sato, Mai Yamaguchi, Mizuho Ishida, Yuki Ishii, Risa Shinnabe, Yukiko Ebata, Saori Sakoda, Kana Ōno, Sayaka Tsutsui, and Haruka Miyashita, Head Coach: Masayoshi Manabe.
References
- ↑ FIVB World Rankings, Senior, Women (updated: 13 October 2014): http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/VB_Ranking_W_2014-10.asp
- ↑ "Team Roster – Japan". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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