Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team

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 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Japan
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U20 World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1977)
Best result Gold' : (2019)
Asian U19 Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1980)
Best result Gold : (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2008).

Results

FIVB U20 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U20 World Championship [1]
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1977 Semifinals Third place Squad
1981 Semifinals Third place Squad
1985 Final Runners-Up Squad
1987 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1989 Semifinals Third place Squad
1991 Semifinals Third place Squad
1993 7th place Squad
1995 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad
1999 6th place Squad
2001 Didn't Qualify
2003
2005 5th place Squad
2007 Semifinals Third place Squad
2009 Didn't Qualify
2011 11th place Squad
2013 Final Runners-Up Squad
2015 Semifinals 4th place Squad
2017 Semifinals Third place
2019 Final First place Squad
Total1 Titles16/19

Team

Current squad

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
1Miyu NakagawaOP/OH8 January 20001.83 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)311 cm (122 in) Hisamitsu Springs
2Nichika YamadaMB24 February 20001.84 m (6 ft 0 in)73 kg (161 lb)301 cm (119 in) NEC Red Rockets
3Mayu IshikawaOH14 May 20001.71 m (5 ft 7 in)68 kg (150 lb)300 cm (120 in) Toray Arrows
4Shion HirayamaMB7 November 20001.80 m (5 ft 11 in)68 kg (150 lb)295 cm (116 in) Hisamitsu Springs
5Yuki NishikawaOH4 September 20001.83 m (6 ft 0 in)65 kg (143 lb)300 cm (120 in) JT Marvelous
6Haruna SogaOP25 March 20011.73 m (5 ft 8 in)65 kg (143 lb)306 cm (120 in) NEC Red Rockets
7Ameze MiyabeOH12 October 20011.72 m (5 ft 8 in)54 kg (119 lb)300 cm (120 in) Kinrankai High School
8Ayaka ArakiMB2 September 20011.84 m (6 ft 0 in)76 kg (168 lb)295 cm (116 in) Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku
9Minami NishimuraOH/L23 March 20001.68 m (5 ft 6 in)61 kg (134 lb)284 cm (112 in) Okayama Seagulls
10Rena MizusugiL6 April 20001.65 m (5 ft 5 in)50 kg (110 lb)265 cm (104 in) Toray Arrows
11Kanon SonodaS4 September 20001.58 m (5 ft 2 in)55 kg (121 lb)286 cm (113 in) PFU BlueCats
12Tsukasa NakagawaS13 August 20001.59 m (5 ft 3 in)60 kg (130 lb)283 cm (111 in) Tokai University

Notable Players

References

  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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