Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team

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Association Japanese Volleyball Association
Confederation AVC
Head coachUeda Yoshitsugu
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Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1977 )
Best result Silver medal world centered-2.svg (1989)
Asian U20 Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1980 )
Best result Gold medal asia.svg (1988, 2010, 2012)
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The Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Japan in men's under-21 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).

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Results

FIVB U21 World Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship [1]
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of Brazil.svg 1977 6th place Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 1981 9th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1985 10th place Squad
Flag of Bahrain.svg 1987 10th place Squad
Flag of Greece.svg 1989 FinalRunners-Up Squad
Flag of Egypt.svg 1991 5th place Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 1993 7th place Squad
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Bahrain.svg 1997
Flag of Thailand.svg 1999
Flag of Poland.svg 2001 9th place Squad
Flag of Iran.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2005
Flag of Morocco.svg 2007 11th place match11th place7341416 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2009 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2011 11th place match12th place8441318 Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 9th place match10th place8351119 Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 2015 14th place Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2017 13th place match13th place8531715 Squad
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2021
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2023
  2025 Qualified
Total0 Titles14/23

Asian U20 Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian U20 Championship
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Thailand.svg 2010 FinalChampions871229
Flag of Iran.svg 2012 FinalChampions880242
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2014 5th place match5th place761184
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2016 Semifinals4th place8531812
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2018 Preliminary round13th place541142
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2022 Preliminary round13th place42296
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2024 Semifinals3rd place761205
Total3 Titles21/21

Team

Current squad

The following is the Japanese roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. [2]

Head coach: Tokunaga Fumitoshi

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2017 club
1 Kenta Takanashi (c)25 March 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)333 cm (131 in)312 cm (123 in) Flag of Japan.svg Nippon Sport Science University
3 Takaki Koyama 23 November 19971.91 m (6 ft 3 in)76 kg (168 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Sangyo University
4 Yudai Arai 27 June 19981.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)345 cm (136 in)333 cm (131 in) Flag of Japan.svg Tokai University
5 Kenyu Nakamoto 21 November 19971.87 m (6 ft 2 in)68 kg (150 lb)325 cm (128 in)305 cm (120 in) Flag of Japan.svg Nippon Sport Science University
6 Kento Miyaura 22 February 19991.89 m (6 ft 2 in)73 kg (161 lb)338 cm (133 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Japan.svg Waseda University
7 Jin Tsuzuki 28 December 19981.94 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)340 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Japan.svg Chuo University
8 Taisei Muraoka 18 October 19981.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)335 cm (132 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Gakugei University
10 Alan Kono 21 January 19991.80 m (5 ft 11 in)74 kg (163 lb)320 cm (130 in)308 cm (121 in) Flag of Japan.svg Aichi Gakuin University
11 Shunichiro Sato 17 May 20002.03 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)335 cm (132 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Japan.svg Tohoku High School
12 Masaki Kaneko 23 October 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)333 cm (131 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Japan.svg JT Thunders Hiroshima
14 Tomohiro Horie 23 June 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)315 cm (124 in)305 cm (120 in) Flag of Japan.svg Waseda University
15 Yusuke Makiyama 4 November 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)65 kg (143 lb)320 cm (130 in)303 cm (119 in) Flag of Japan.svg Chuo University

Notable players

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References

  1. Championship Information
  2. "Team Roster – Japan".