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Japan Women's National Volleyball Team
The Japan women's national volleyball team (Hinotori Nippon, 火の鳥NIPPON), or ''All-Japan women's volleyball team'', is currently ranked 10th in the world by FIVB. The new head coach is Masayoshi Manabe. One of their greatest successes was at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, when they defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union on the way to the gold medal. Japan was qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by winning the Women's Olympic Qualifier that was held from 8 May to 16 May in Tokyo, Japan. In Athens, Greece the team took fifth place in the overall-rankings. Finally after almost three decades of medal drought in the Olympics, Japan took home the Bronze medal by defeating South Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics. History 2012 London Olympics Japan qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the best Asian team in the 2012 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament. In the 2012 Olympics, Japan had been placed on Group A with Russian Federation, Italy, Dominic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Volleyball Association
The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) is the governing body for volleyball in Japan. It was founded in 1927, and has been a member of FIVB since 1951. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation. The JVA is responsible for organizing the Japan men's national volleyball team and Japan women's national volleyball team. History * In 1921, Great Japan Volleyball Association was established and joined the Great Japan Sports Association. * In 1946, Japan Volleyball Association was founded. * In 1951, Japan Volleyball Association joint FIVB. * In 1973, becomed an incorporated foundation. * In 2011, becomed a public interest incorporated foundation. Presidents National teams For details please refer to main articles for dedicated teams. Men's * Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team * Japan men's national under-21 volleyball team * Japan men's national volleyball team Women's * Japan women's national under-19 volleyball team * Japan women's national under-21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August. The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London (at grid reference ). It is the site of the annual ceremonies of Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the monarch's official birthday, and the Beating Retreat. H ... in central London. Events Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events: * Indoor volleyball – men (12 teams) * Indoor volleyball – women (12 teams) * Beach volleyball – men (24 teams) * Beach volleyball – women (24 teams) Qualifying criteria Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was an annual women's volleyball competition created in 1993. The men's version of the competition was called World League. This event should not be confused with the other international volleyball competitions, the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Grand Champions Cup. From 2018, the World Grand Prix was replaced by the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League and Challenger Cup. History Origins World Grand Prix was created in 1993 as part of the FIVB's marketing strategy to promote the sport of volleyball by establishing annual international competitions. It was modelled after the World League, a successful event for men that had been introduced three years before. The Grand Prix made women's volleyball very popular in East Asia. As of 2004, the competition was maintained mainly with the support of Asian investors. The early competitions and the finals were usually held in East Asia, because the volleyball market in Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan from November 12 to 17, 2013. Brazil won their second title and Brazilian Fabiana Claudino was selected the Most Valuable Player. Teams Competition formula The competition formula of the 2013 Women's World Grand Champions Cup was a single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the five remaining teams. Points were accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing was determined by the total points gained. Venues Results Nagoya round *Venue: Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan Tokyo round *Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ..., Japan Final standing Awards *Most Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup
The 2001 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup was held in Saitama and Fukuoka, Japan from November 13 to November 18, 2001. Teams Squads Competition formula The competition formula of the 2001 Women's World Grand Champions Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 5 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final standing is determined by the total points gained. Venues *Saitama Super Arena ( Saitama) *Marine Messe (Fukuoka) Results Saitama round Fukuoka round Final standing Awards *MVP: Yang Hao *Best scorer: Yekaterina Gamova *Best spiker: Elizaveta Tishchenko *Best blocker: Yekaterina Gamova *Best server: Miyuki Takahashi *Best setter: Tatyana Gracheva Tatyana Aleksandrovna Grachova (russian: Татьяна Александровна Грачёва, born 23 February 1973 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League. The World Grand Champions Cup is therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It does not give any points for the World Ranking. Brazil has been the most successful team in the men's tournament, having won five of the seven editions. Brazil has also finished runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 6 to 16 November 1981 in Osaka, Japan. Teams Results Final standing Awards * Most Valuable Player : Sun Jinfang * Best Attacker : Flo Hyman * Best Blocker : Yelena Akhaminova * Best Setter : Sun Jinfang * Best Server : Rieko Mizuhara * Best Defender : Miyoko Hirose * Best Coach : Yuan Weimin Yuan Weimin (; born July 8, 1939 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese sports administrator and civil servant. He was the Executive President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Player career Yuan was selected to repr ... * Spirit of Fight : Mercedez Pérez External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1981 Fivb Women's World Cup 1981 Women Women's World Cup 2 2 November 1981 sports events in Asia Sports competitions in Osaka Women's volleyball in Japan 20th century in Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 1973 FIVB Women's World Cup was held on 19–28 October 1973 in Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... It was the first edition of the tournament and is the only edition of the tournament to have been hosted by a country other than Japan. Results First round Pool A Pool B Final round Semifinals 5th–8th semifinals 9th place match 7th place match 5th place match 3rd place match Final Final standing External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:1973 Fivb Women's World Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1977 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 15 November 1977 in Japan. Teams Results First round Pool A Pool B Final round 5th–8th places Final places Location: Osaka Final standing Awards * Most valuable player : Takako Shirai * Best attacker : Mercedes Pomares * Best blocker : Cao Huiying * Best setter : Noriko Matsuda * Best server : Yumi Egami * Best defender : Jo Hea-jung * Best Coach : Shigeo Yamada * Spirit of fight : Cao Huiying Cao Huiying (, born 1954 in Luannan County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a g ... External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1977 Fivb Women's World Cup 1977 Women's Women's World Cup V November 1977 sports events in Asia Women's volleyball in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The current champion is China, which won its fifth title at the 2019 tournament. The current format of the competition involves 12 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation Japan, competing in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about two weeks. The World Cup (with exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Olympic Games with the top two teams qualifying. The 13 World Cup tournaments have been won by five different national teams. China have won five times. The other World Cup winners are Cuba, with four titles; Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship was the sixteenth edition of the competition. Like the previous tournament, the 2010 edition also was held from 29 October to 14 November 2010 in Japan, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly (Matsumoto and Hamamatsu replaced Sapporo and Kobe in 2010). Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament. The tournament was won by Russia, who finished with a perfect record, defeating Brazil in the intense final game. Japan defeated the United States for the third place, winning their first bronze medal in the tournament history, and the first medal since 1978, having so far three gold and three silver already to their name. Russia won its second straight title, while Brazil was prevented from achieving a volleyball double of winning both the men's championship and the women's championship in the same year. Russia's towering outside hitter Yekaterina Gamova was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Qualificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 1978 FIVB Women's World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 25 August to 7 September 1978 in the Soviet Union. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (withdraw) * * * * * * * * Squads Venues Source: Format The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 23 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round. In the , four new groups were created, two groups of six teams playing for 1st-12th (G and H) and two groups (one of six teams and one of five teams) playing for 13th-23rd (I and L), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
