is a retired
volleyball player from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, who was one of the key players in the
Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. On club level, he only played for
Panasonic Panthers
is a men's volleyball team based in Hirakata city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1951.
The owner of the club is Panasonic Corporation.
Team Current roster
Notable players
* Takahiro Yamamot ...
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Yamamoto plays as a wing-spiker and was named ''Best Scorer'' and ''Best Server'' at the
2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Honours
*
2001 FIVB World League — 9th place
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2001 World Grand Champions Cup — 5th place
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2002 FIVB World League
The 2002 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 13th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 27 June to 18 August 2002. The Final Round was held in Belo Horizonte (Main) and Recife (Sub), Brazil. ...
— 13th place
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2002 World Championship — 9th place
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2003 FIVB World League
The 2003 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 14th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 16 May to 13 July 2003. The Final Round was held in Madrid, Spain.
Pools composition
Intercontinenta ...
— 13th place
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2003 FIVB World Cup — 9th place
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2004 FIVB World League
The 2004 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 15th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 4 June to 18 July 2004. The Final Round was held in Rome, Italy.
Pools composition
Intercontinental ...
— 10th place
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2006 World Championship — 8th place
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2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 2nd place (qualified)
Individual awards
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2003 FIVB World Cup — Most Valuable Player
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2003 FIVB World Cup — Best Scorer
References
FIVB biography
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1978 births
Living people
Japanese men's volleyball players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic volleyball players of Japan
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Japan
Opposite hitters
21st-century Japanese people