Japan men's national handball team

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Information
Nickname彗星JAPAN
Association Japan Handball Association
Coach Antonio Carlos Ortega
Assistant coachVíctor Hugo López
Antoni Parecki
Captain Jin Watanabe
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1972 )
Best result9th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1961 )
Best result10th (1970)
Asian Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1977 )
Best resultGold medal asia.svg 1st (1977, 1979)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Contents

Results

Summer Olympics

World Championship

Asian Championship

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 19-player roster was announced on 7 June 2024. [1] The final roster was revealed on 28 June 2024. [2]

Head coach: Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Carlos Ortega [3]

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Takumi Nakamura (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 27)1.90 m341 Flag of Japan.svg Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
2CB Kosuke Yasuhira (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 24)1.72 m1561 Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Vardar
4RW Tomoya Sakurai (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 24)1.90 m00 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
9LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 30)1.77 m67129 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
13P Shuichi Yoshida (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 23)1.93 m3984 Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes
15LB Adam Yuki Baig (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 25)1.95 m78191 Flag of Japan.svg Zeekstar Tokyo
19RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 28)1.78 m92297 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaleej Club
20RB Jin Watanabe (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 34)1.83 m125393 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
21GK Daisuke Okamoto (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 (aged 29)1.90 m70 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
25RW Hiroki Motoki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 32)1.82 m119342 Flag of Japan.svg Zeekstar Tokyo
27P Hiroyasu Tamakawa (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 29)2.00 m8680 Flag of Japan.svg Zeekstar Tokyo
31LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 30)1.83 m75267 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
39CB Naoki Fujisaka (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 22)1.80 m00 Flag of Japan.svg Nippon Sport Science Univ.
44LW Sota Takano (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 25)1.93 m3022 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings

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References

  1. "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第2回強化合宿 参加メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第33回オリンピック競技大会(2024/パリ) 代表メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.