Nana Iwasaka (岩坂名奈 ''Iwasaka Nana'', born July 3, 1990) is a retired

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player who plays 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 ...

Life

She was born in 1990 in

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City. Iwasaka was part of the Japanese national team that won the

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in Switzerland. Nana retired in 2021.

Clubs

* Fukuoka Municipal Takamiya Junior High * Higashikyushu Ryukoku High School * Hisamitsu Springs (2009-)

National team

* Youth national team (2007) * Junior national team (2008) * Senior national team (2009, 2011-2021)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2011 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Server"'' * ''2013-14 V.Premier League - Best6'' * '' 2017 Asian Championship "Best Middle Blocker"''

Clubs

* 2011-2012 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2012

Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2012-2013 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 - Korea-Japan V.League Top Match - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 -

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Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 - Empress's Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013-2014 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2014

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Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.

National team

* 2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Simple cup icon

Champion *

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- Silver medal *

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Champion

Junior Team

*2008 14th Asian Junior Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion

References

External links

Japan Volleyball League Biography

FIVB Biography
Japanese women's volleyball players Living people 1990 births Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Volleyball players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan 21st-century Japanese women {{japan-volleyball-bio-stub