Kanako Hirai (平井香菜子 ''Hirai Kanako'', born April 15, 1984) is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who played for

Hisamitsu Springs is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948. In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hi ...

. On October 1, 2014, Hisamitsu Springs announced her retirement.

Career

Award

Individuals

* 2014

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

- Best Middle Blocker

Clubs

*Mie Prefectural Tsushogyo High School → Tsukuba Univ. →

(2007-) * 2014

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.

National team

*The 5th AVC Eastern Zonal Volleyball championships(2006) * Universiade national team (2007) * 2013

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- Silver medal

References

External links

JVA biographyHisamitsu Springs Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirai, Kanako Japanese women's volleyball players 1984 births Living people