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Yoshie Takeshita
Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江 ''Takeshita Yoshie'', born March 18, 1978) was a Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous. She served as Head Coach of Japanese volleyball team Victorina Himeji. and now serves as Executive Adviser. She played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, she was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal. She was also part of the 2010 Japanese Women's team that won bronze at the world championships, beating the US in the bronze medal match. Her nickname was World's smallest and strongest setter (世界 最小 最強 セッター ''Sekai saisho saikyo setter''). She was the captain of the Japanese volleyball team during the 2006 World Championship and took the most valuable player award. On 28 September 2012 JT Marvelous announced her retirement. On 21 June 2013 Takeshita was selected to become a member of the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of Japan's 20 designated cities, one of three on Kyushu, and is divided into seven wards. Kitakyushu was formed in 1963 from a merger of municipalities centered on the historic city of Kokura, and its name literally means "North Kyushu City" in Japanese. It is located at the northernmost point of Kyushu on the Kanmon Straits, separating the island from Honshu, across from the city of Shimonoseki. Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki are connected by numerous transport links including the Kanmon Bridge and the Kanmon Tunnels. Kitakyushu's Urban Employment Area forms part of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Greater Metropolitan Region, which, with a population of 5,738,977 (2005-2006), is the largest metropolitan area in Japan west of the Keihanshin region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Asian Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV). The tournament was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 to 13 September 2009. Venues * Quan Ngua Competition Hall (Hanoi) Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. ''* Withdrew Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Classification round * ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.'' Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H Classification 13th–14th Classification 9th–12th Semifinals 11th place 9th place Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from 4 to 18 November 2011 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, and joined Great Britain as they had already secured a berth as the host country. Qualification 12 teams participated in the World Cup: * The host nation's team. * The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2011. * Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2011 (according to the FIVB World Ranking as of January 15, 2011). * Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2011. FIVB World Ranking for second-place teams (as of January 15, 2011) Squads Venues Format The competition system of the 2011 World Cup for Women is the single Round-Robin system. Each team played once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2009
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2009 is a women's volleyball tournament that was played by 12 countries from 31 July to 23 August 2009. The finals were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Brazil, United States, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico qualified for the tournament at the 2008 Women's Pan-American Cup in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico. Competing nations The following national teams qualified: Teams * Calendar Preliminary rounds Ranking The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the final round. First round Group A Group B Group C Second round Group D Group E Group F Third round Group G Group H Group I Final round *Venue– Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Final ranking Overall ranking Individual awards *Most valuable player: ** *Best spiker: ** *Best blocker: ** *Best server ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIVB World Grand Prix 2008
The FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 was a women's volleyball tournament in which 12 countries competed from 20 June to 12 July 2008. The finals were held in Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan. Cuba, Brazil, Dominican Republic and the United States qualified for the tournament at the 2007 Women's Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico. Germany, Turkey, Italy, and Poland qualified through the European Qualifying Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. China, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan qualified as the best four Asian teams. Competing nations The following national teams qualified: Calendar Teams * Preliminary rounds Ranking The host Japan and top five teams in the preliminary round advance to the Final round. First round Group A Group B Group C Second round Group D Group E Group F Third round Group G Group H Group I Final round *Venue– Yokohama Arena, Yokohama Final ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament is a qualification tournament to determine the final four spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... The qualifying tournament, The round-robin tournament through May 17–25 doubles up as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and so the best three teams plus the best Asian team (even if any of the best three teams are Asian) will book their tickets to Beijing. Hosts Japan will be joined by Thailand, Korea, Kazakhstan (best-ranked teams at the Asian Continental Championship), Serbia, Poland (best world-ranked teams from CEV), Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (best world-ranked teams from NORCECA). Teams * Host: * Asia: , and * Europe: , * North America: * South Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Women's Volleyball Olympic Qualifier
The 2004 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament was a women's volleyball tournament to determine which four teams would compete in the women's event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was held on 8–16 May 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. The winning teams were , , and . Round robin * Saturday May 8, 2004 ---- * Sunday May 9, 2004 ---- * Tuesday May 11, 2004 ---- * Wednesday May 12, 2004 ---- * Friday May 14, 2004 ---- * Saturday May 15, 2004 ---- * Sunday May 16, 2004 ---- Final ranking * South Korea is counted as The Asian Continental Qualification Tournament Champion since it is the best Asian team except the winner. Awards *Best Scorer: ** *Best Spiker: ** *Best Blocker: ** ** *Best Server: ** *Best Receiver: ** *Best Setter: ** *Best Digger: ** References FIVB Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament,2004 Volleyball Olympic Qualification Volleyball Volleyball,Olympic Qualification Qualification Qualification is either the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEC Red Rockets
is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC. The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament. The club advanced to membership in the Japan Volleyball League in 1979, securing 3rd place in the league rankings by the end of the season. The club has subsequently been league champions six times, and marked its 200th victory in 2008. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (6): 1987–1988, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2014–2015, 2016–17 *Runners-up (4): 1986–1987, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001-2002 ;Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship *Champions (2): 1997, 2001 *Runners-up (7): 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011, 2013 League results Current squad 2021-2022 Squad, as of 22 June - 2021 * Head coach: Takayuki Kaneko Former players Domestic playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Egusa
is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. His wife is a former Japanese volleyball player Yoshie Takeshita Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江 ''Takeshita Yoshie'', born March 18, 1978) was a Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous. She served as Head Coach of Japanese volleyball team Victorina Himeji. and now serves as Executive Adviser. .... External links * Living people 1979 births People from Fukuyama, Hiroshima category:Japanese baseball players Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Waikiki Beach Boys players category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Hanshin Tigers players Saitama Seibu Lions players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players category:Japanese baseball coaches category:Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan. The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon women's national volleyball team, Cameroon, Costa Rica women's national volleyball team, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team, Kazakhstan, Turkey women's national volleyball team, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro women's national volleyball team, Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Russia wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Indoor Volleyball at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Beach Volleyball at Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre. Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Ol .... Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
