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Japan women's national under-21 volleyball team

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Japan
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
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Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1977)
Best resultGold Gold : (2019)
Asian U19 Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1980)
Best resultGold 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

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FIVB U20 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U20 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 Semifinals Third place Squad
Mexico 1981 Semifinals Third place Squad
Italy 1985 Final Runners-Up Squad
South Korea 1987 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Peru 1989 Semifinals Third place Squad
Czechoslovakia 1991 Semifinals Third place Squad
Brazil 1993 7th place Squad
Thailand 1995 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Poland 1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Canada 1999 6th place Squad
Dominican Republic 2001 Didn't Qualify
Thailand 2003
Turkey 2005 5th place Squad
Thailand 2007 Semifinals Third place Squad
Mexico 2009 Didn't Qualify
Peru 2011 11th place Squad
Czech Republic 2013 Final Runners-Up Squad
Puerto Rico 2015 Semifinals 4th place Squad
Mexico 2017 Semifinals Third place
Mexico 2019 Final First place Squad
Belgium Netherlands 2021 withdrew
Total 1 Titles 17/21

Team

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Current squad

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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
1 Miyu Nakagawa OP/OH 8 January 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 311 cm (122 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
2 Nichika Yamada MB 24 February 2000 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 301 cm (119 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
3 Mayu Ishikawa OH 14 May 2000 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 300 cm (120 in) Japan Toray Arrows
4 Shion Hirayama MB 7 November 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 295 cm (116 in) Japan Hisamitsu Springs
5 Yuki Nishikawa OH 4 September 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 300 cm (120 in) Japan JT Marvelous
6 Haruna Soga OP 25 March 2001 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 306 cm (120 in) Japan NEC Red Rockets
7 Ameze Miyabe OH 12 October 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 54 kg (119 lb) 300 cm (120 in) Japan Kinrankai High School
8 Ayaka Araki MB 2 September 2001 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 295 cm (116 in) Japan Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku
9 Minami Nishimura OH/L 23 March 2000 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 284 cm (112 in) Japan Okayama Seagulls
10 Rena Mizusugi L 6 April 2000 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 50 kg (110 lb) 265 cm (104 in) Japan Toray Arrows
11 Kanon Sonoda S 4 September 2000 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 55 kg (121 lb) 286 cm (113 in) Japan PFU BlueCats
12 Tsukasa Nakagawa S 13 August 2000 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 283 cm (111 in) Japan Tokai University

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ Championship Information
  2. ^ "Japan squad – the 20th Women's U20 (Junior) World Championships". Foundation Japan Volleyball Association Official Web Site. Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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