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Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team

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Japan
AssociationJapanese Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Head coachUeda Yoshitsugu
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1977)
Best result (1989)
Asian U20 Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1980)
Best result (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).

Results

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FIVB U21 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 6th place Squad
United States 1981 9th place Squad
Italy 1985 10th place Squad
Bahrain 1987 10th place Squad
Greece 1989 Final Runners-Up Squad
Egypt 1991 5th place Squad
Argentina 1993 7th place Squad
Malaysia 1995 Did not qualify
Bahrain 1997
Thailand 1999
Poland 2001 9th place Squad
Iran 2003 Did not qualify
India 2005
Morocco 2007 11th place match 11th place 7 3 4 14 16 Squad
India 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2011 11th place match 12th place 8 4 4 13 18 Squad
Turkey 2013 9th place match 10th place 8 3 5 11 19 Squad
Mexico 2015 14th place Squad
Czech Republic 2017 13th place match 13th place 8 5 3 17 15 Squad
Bahrain 2019 Did not qualify
Italy Bulgaria 2021
Bahrain 2023
  2025 Qualified
Total 0 Titles 14/23

Asian U20 Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian U20 Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Thailand 2010 Final Champions 8 7 1 22 9
Iran 2012 Final Champions 8 8 0 24 2
Bahrain 2014 5th place match 5th place 7 6 1 18 4
Taiwan 2016 Semifinals 4th place 8 5 3 18 12
Bahrain 2018 Preliminary round 13th place 5 4 1 14 2
Bahrain 2022 Preliminary round 13th place 4 2 2 9 6
Indonesia 2024 Semifinals 3rd place 7 6 1 20 5
Total 3 Titles 21/21

Team

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Current squad

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

Head coach: Tokunaga Fumitoshi

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017 club
1 Kenta Takanashi (c) 25 March 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 333 cm (131 in) 312 cm (123 in) Japan Nippon Sport Science University
3 Takaki Koyama 23 November 1997 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Japan Osaka Sangyo University
4 Yudai Arai 27 June 1998 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 333 cm (131 in) Japan Tokai University
5 Kenyu Nakamoto 21 November 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 305 cm (120 in) Japan Nippon Sport Science University
6 Kento Miyaura 22 February 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan Waseda University
7 Jin Tsuzuki 28 December 1998 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan Chuo University
8 Taisei Muraoka 18 October 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan Tokyo Gakugei University
10 Alan Kono 21 January 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 308 cm (121 in) Japan Aichi Gakuin University
11 Shunichiro Sato 17 May 2000 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan Tohoku High School
12 Masaki Kaneko 23 October 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 333 cm (131 in) 320 cm (130 in) Japan JT Thunders Hiroshima
14 Tomohiro Horie 23 June 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) Japan Waseda University
15 Yusuke Makiyama 4 November 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 303 cm (119 in) Japan Chuo University

Notable players

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See also

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References

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