Japan men's national volleyball team

Japan
Nickname(s)RYUJIN NIPPON
AssociationJapan Volleyball Association
ConfederationAVC
Head coachYuichi Nakagaichi
FIVB ranking6 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1964)
Best result (1972)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1960)
Best result (1970, 1974)
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Honours
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
1970 Sofia Team
1974 Mexico City Team
World Cup
1969 Japan Team
1977 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
2009 Osaka/Nagoya Team
Asian Championships
1975 Melbourne Team
1983 Tokyo Team
1987 Kuwait City Team
1991 Perth Team
1995 Seoul Team
2005 Suphanburi Team
2009 Manila Team
2015 Tehran Team
2017 Gresik Team
1989 Seoul Team
1997 Doha Team
2007 Jakarta Team
1979 Manama Team
1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
2001 Changwon Team
Asian Games
1958 Tokyo Team
1962 Jakarta Team
1966 Bangkok Team
1970 Bangkok Team
1974 Tehran Team
1982 New Delhi Team
1994 Hiroshima Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
1978 Bangkok Team
2014 Incheon Team
1990 Beijing Team
2002 Busan Team
Asian Cup
2012 Vinh Yen Team
2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
2018 Taipei Team

Japan national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Japan. Japan won a team Gold medal in the Olympics 1972.[1] They've won Gold medals seven times in Asian Volleyball Championships. Their head coach is Masashi Nanbu.[2]

Honors

  • Olympic: Gold medal (1972) - Silver Medal (1986)
  • World Cup Silver medal: (1969 - 1977)
  • Asian Championship: Gold medal (1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009)
  • Asian Games: Gold medal (2010, 1994, 1982, 1974, 1970, 1966, 1958)

References

  1. "Volleyball Olympic Winners". Sporting99.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. Kaz Nagatsuka (6 February 2014). "Nanbu takes control of men's national volleyball team". THE JAPAN TIMES LTD. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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