Japan men's national volleyball 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]

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)
http://www.jva.or.jp/en/
Honours
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichTeam
Silver medal – second place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1970 SofiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1974 Mexico CityTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1969 JapanTeam
Silver medal – second place1977 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place2009 Osaka/NagoyaTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1975 MelbourneTeam
Gold medal – first place1983 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 Kuwait CityTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 PerthTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 SeoulTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 SuphanburiTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 ManilaTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 TehranTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 GresikTeam
Silver medal – second place1989 SeoulTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 JakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1979 ManamaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 Nakhon RatchasimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 ChangwonTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1958 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place1962 JakartaTeam
Gold medal – first place1966 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place1970 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place1974 TehranTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 New DelhiTeam
Gold medal – first place1994 HiroshimaTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place1978 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeam
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2012 Vinh YenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Nakhon PathomTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 TaipeiTeam

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. 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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