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Japan men's national volleyball team

Team representing Japan in international volleyball competitions

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]

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
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Sofia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Mexico City Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1969 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Osaka/Nagoya Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Kuwait City Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Seoul Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Suphanburi Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Manila Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gresik Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Manama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Changwon Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Vinh Yen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taipei Team

Honors change

  • 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 change

  1. ↑ "Volleyball Olympic Winners". Sporting99.com. 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.

Other websites change


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