Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team

Japan

Association	Japanese Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Uniforms
Home Away Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances	13 (First in )
Best result	Runners-Up : ()
Asian U20 Championship
Appearances	19 (First in )
Best result	Champions : (, 2010, 2012).

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 Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

Results[]

FIVB U21 World Championship[]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
		6th place
		9th place
		10th place
		10th place
		Runners-Up
		5th place
		7th place
	Didn't Qualified
1997
		9th place
2003	Didn't Qualified
2007		11th place
2009	Didn't Qualified
2011		12th place
2013		10th place
2015		14th place						Squad
2017		13th place						Squad
2019	Didn't Qualified
Total	0 Titles	13/20

Team[]

Current squad[]

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

Head coach:

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)	Nippon Sport Science University
3		23 November 1997	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Osaka Sangyo University
4		27 June 1998	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Tokai University
5		21 November 1997	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	325 cm (128 in)	305 cm (120 in)	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)	Waseda University
7		28 December 1998	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Chuo University
8		18 October 1998	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Tokyo Gakugei University
10		21 January 1999	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	308 cm (121 in)	Aichi Gakuin University
11		17 May 2000	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Tohoku High School
12		23 October 1997	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	333 cm (131 in)	320 cm (130 in)	JT Thunders Hiroshima
14		23 June 1997	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Waseda University
15		4 November 1997	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Chuo University

Notable players[]

• Masahiro Sekita (2012–2013)
• (2012–2013)
• Yūki Ishikawa (2013–2014)
• Kentaro Takahashi (2013)
• Masaki Oya (2014)
• Taishi Onodera (2015)
• Issei Otake (2015)
• Kento Miyaura (2017)
• Kenta Takanashi (2015–2017)

See also[]

• Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team
• Japan women's national under-20 volleyball team
• Japan men's national volleyball team

References[]

External links[]

• Official website