is a
national university in
Kanoya, Kagoshima
is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula.
Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan without any connection to railway services, after the abolition of the ...
,
Japan, founded in 1981.
Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the
Beijing Olympics, including
Athens Olympics swimming
gold medalist
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have be ...
Ai Shibata.
Four players participated by swimming and a bicycle also the
London Olympic Games.
Alumnus
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Ai Shibata
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Noriyuki Sugasawa
is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League in Japan. Following his college graduation, Sugasawa became a school teacher, but decided to be a professional basketball player. In 2012 he was picked up ...
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Educational institutions established in 1981
Japanese national universities
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
1981 establishments in Japan
Sports universities and colleges
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