Japan national handball team

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Information
Association Japan Handball Association
Coach Dagur Sigurðsson
Colours
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Home
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Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1972 )
Best result9th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1961 )
Best result10th (1970)
Asian Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1977 )
Best result1st (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

Squad for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. [1]

Head coach: Dagur Sigurðsson

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Ryosuke Sasaki (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 27)1.92 m70 Flag of Japan.svg Toyoda Gosei
7LW Daisuke Miyazaki (1981-06-06) 6 June 1981 (age 39)1.73 m133589 Flag of Japan.svg Osaki Osol
10LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 26)1.78 m51 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
13P Kenya Kasahara (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 32)1.96 m4629 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
15LB Adam Yuki Baig (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 21)1.94 m2036 Flag of France.svg Cesson Rennes MHB
16GK Akihito Kai (1987-04-29) 29 April 1987 (age 33)1.84 m849 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
18LW Kohei Narita (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 31)1.90 m68111 Flag of Japan.svg Wakunaga Leolic
19RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 24)1.78 m35129 Flag of Hungary.svg Dabas VSE KC
20RB Jin Watanabe (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 30)1.83 m67226 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
21LW Remi Anri Doi (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 31)1.80 m3277 Flag of France.svg Chartres
24LB Hiroki Shida (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 31)1.89 m77219 Flag of Japan.svg Osaki Osol
25RW Hiroki Motoki (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 28)1.82 m63166 Flag of Japan.svg Osaki Osol
26GK Yuki Kubo (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 32)1.86 m381 Flag of Japan.svg Daido Steel
27P Hiroyasu Tamakawa (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 25)1.98 m2924 Flag of Japan.svg Osaki Osol
29P Ryusei Okamoto (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 26)1.92 m73 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
31LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 26)1.82 m1952 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body
33CB Yuto Agarie (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 27)1.82 m43132 Flag of Japan.svg Daido Steel
44CB Tetsuya Kadoyama (1983-10-22) 22 October 1983 (age 37)1.86 m120347 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Auto Body

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