is a

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male professional

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player from

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. Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan. Currently, his wax figure is displayed at

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. Ishikawa was named "Best Outside Spiker" award at the FIVB World Cup (

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), Asian Championship (

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), as well as "Most Valuable Player" award at the Asian Championship (

). As of April 2021, Ishikawa is the captain of the

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, and plays as an outside hitter. He currently plays in the

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for Allianz Milano.

Personal life

Ishikawa's father, Mikihisa, is a former track and field sprinter of ''DENSO''. His mother, Midori, is a former basketball player of ''DENSO''. His elder sister, Naomi, is a former volleyball player and his sister,

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, is a member of the

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Career

Clubs

Due to the influence of his elder sister, Ishikawa started playing volleyball in the 4th grade of Elementary School. His best achievement was an 8th place at the All Japan Volleyball Elementary School Tournament. In 2010, he won the bronze medal at the All Japan Junior High School Volleyball Championship. Then, he was selected as a captain of Aichi Prefecture, and won the silver medal at the JOC Junior Olympic Cup the same year. In High School, he became the first student to win "Triple Crown" at 3 tournaments: Inter-High,

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, Haruko Volley for 2 consecutive years. In the 2014–2015 season, Ishikawa played for the Italian team Parmareggio Modena about 3 months after the end of the

All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship (全日本バレーボール大学男女選手権大会 ''Zen Nippon Barēbōru Daigaku Danjo Senshuken Taikai'') is an annual nationwide intercollegiate volleyball tournament. It is the largest sca ...

. According to an official of the Japan Association, he was the first student to challenge an overseas league through university, and was also the first university freshman to play volleyball in the

. In the 2015–2016 season, he returned to Japan to continue playing for

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's club. In December 2016, he transferred to

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again, played for

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until 2018. During this time, he was an exchange student while actually still playing for his university. After graduating from university in March 2018, Ishikawa signed his first professional contract with the Italian team Emma Villas Siena (The club was ranked up to the

in 2018–2019 season). He moved to Kioene Padova in the next season. He changed club again in 2020, to Allianz Milano. Then, he extended his contract in the 2021–2022 season, and continued to stay with the club for the 2022–2023 season.

National team

In 2012, Ishikawa was called for the

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for the first time, and the Japanese team won the bronze medal at the

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. He also won the "Best Scorer" award at the end of the tournament. In 2013, as the national team representative, Ishikawa competed in the

2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship The 2013 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Tijuana and Mexicali, Mexico, from 27 June to 7 July 2013. This was the first edition of the tournament that features 20 teams. Competition formula The 20 teams will be divided i ...

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, where the Japanese team finished in 17th place. He continued to compete in the

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the same year, where the Japanese team finished in 10th place. In April 2014, Ishikawa entered

(Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science), and was called for the

for the first time. In June 2014, he was selected as a member of "Team CORE" of『Project CORE』(The project responsible for revitalizing volleyball, which was launched by the

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). In September 2014, his debut competition was at the

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. The Japanese team won the silver medal after losing to the Iran team with a set count 1–3 in the final. In October 2014, he was part of the Japanese roster for the

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, and led the team to win the 5th place. In September 2015, Ishikawa participated in the

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for the first time. The Japanese team finished in 6th place but he still won the first "Best Outside Spiker" award of FIVB's tournament as a member of the senior national team. In July 2017, Ishikawa participated in the

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for the first time because he was not called to the tournament in 2015. The Japanese team won the gold medal, and he also won the first "Most Valuable Player, Best Outside Spiker" double award of AVC's tournament as a member of the senior national team. In 2021, Ishikawa became the captain of the

, and was assigned to lead the team at the

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. The Japanese team finished in 7th place after losing to the Brazil team with a set count 0–3 in the quarterfinals. In September 2021, he led the team to win the silver medal at the

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, and won the "Best Outside Spiker" award as a captain of the senior national team.

Commercial value

* Ishikawa has signed an advisory contract with Japanese brand

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and a support contract for amino acid brand「VAAM」of Meiji Co., Ltd. since 2018. * As revealed by the President of Allianz Milano, Lucio Fusaro, there were over 60 season tickets were purchased from Ishikawa's fans in Japan and Thailand to support the team despite the fact that they could not go to Italy to watch the games live.

Health effect

Injuries

* In 2011, Ishikawa had abdominal muscle strain after the quarterfinals of the National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament. * In March 2016, Ishikawa had a left knee inflammation at the training camp, where the

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were to be played. In June 2016, he twisted his right ankle at the 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament against Australia team. * In September 2017, Ishikawa injured his right knee ligament at the

2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup was the 7th staging of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, a quadrennial international men's volleyball tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FI ...

against France team. * In September 2021, Ishikawa had a backache and lower back pain before participating in the

. * In July 2022, Ishikawa sprained his left ankle during practice for the quarterfinals of the

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COVID-19

In December 2020, Ishikawa was positive for

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when he was playing volleyball in Italy. He recovered after nearly 20 days of home treatment. However, his taste and smell were still experiencing abnormal symptoms.

Sporting achievements

Individual

Tournament's Awards

*2010 All Japan Junior High School Volleyball Championship – Excellent Player Award *2010 JOC Junior Olympic Cup – Excellent Player Award *2011 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament – Excellent Player Award *2012 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament – Best 6 Award *2012 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament – Excellent Player Award *2012

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– Best Scorer *2013 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship – Excellent Player Award *2013 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship – Most Valuable Player *2013 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament – Best 6 Award *2013 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament – Excellent Player Award *2014 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship – Excellent Player Award *2014 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship – Most Valuable Player *2014 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Serve Award *2014 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – New Face Award *2014 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Chairman's Special Award *2014

– Serve Award *2014

– Most Valuable Player *2015

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– Young Eagle Award (Best Newcomer Award) *2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Serve Award *2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Spike Award *2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League – Chairman's Special Award *2015

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– Best Receiver *2015

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– Best Outside Spiker *2015

– MIP Award *2015

– Best Scorer *2016 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament – Best Outside Spiker *2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Spike Award *2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Serve Award *2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League – Chairman's Special Award *2016

– MIP Award *2016

– Best Scorer *2016

– Serve Award *2017

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– Most Valuable Player *2017

– Best Outside Spiker *2017

– Best Scorer *2017

– Spike Award *2019

– Best Outside Spiker *2019

– Best Outside Spiker *2021

– Best Outside Spiker

University's Awards

*2014–2015 61st Student Athletic Association Award【Excellent Player Award】 *2014–2015 61st Student Athletic Association Award【University President's Award】 *2014–2015 32nd Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (individual)】 *2015–2016 62nd Student Athletic Association Award【Excellent Player Award】 *2015–2016 62nd Student Athletic Association Award【University President's Award】 *2015–2016 33rd Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (individual)】 *2017–2018 64th Student Athletic Association Award【Special Award】 *2017–2018 64th Student Athletic Association Award【University President's Award・Special Award】 *2017–2018 35th Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (individual)】 *2021–2022 39th Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (OB, OG)】

National team

*2012

3rd place *2014

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Runner-up *2015

Runner-up *2016

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3rd place *2017

Champion *2019

3rd place *2021

Runner-up *2021–2022 70th Japan Sports Award「Best Award by Competition Group」– 7th place at the

Clubs

Junior high school

*2010 All Japan Junior High School Volleyball Championship Bronze_medal_with_cup

3rd place *2010 National Prefectural Competition Junior High School Volleyball Tournament (JOC Junior Olympic Cup) Silver_medal_with_cup

Runner-up

High school

*2011 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament (Inter-High) Bronze_medal_with_cup

3rd place *2012 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament (Inter-High) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2012 National Sports Festival Volleyball Competition (National Polity) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2013 Alumni Club Activity Encouragement Award *2013 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship (Haruko Volley) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2013 Toyoake City Sports Award *2013 National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament (Inter-High) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2013 National Sports Festival Volleyball Competition (National Polity) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2014 Alumni Club Activity Encouragement Award *2014 All Japan Volleyball High School Championship (Haruko Volley) Simple_cup_icon

Champion *2014 Toyoake City Sports Award

University

*2014 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League Simple_cup_icon

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 11 matches.'' *2014

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 6 matches.'' *2014–2015 61st Student Athletic Association Award【Excellent Group Award】 *2014–2015 32nd Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (group)】 *2015 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League Simple_cup_icon

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 11 matches.'' *2015 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League Simple_cup_icon

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 4 matches.'' *2015

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 6 matches.'' *2015–2016 29th Shibuya Kenichi Encouragement Award【Physical education field】 *2015–2016 62nd Student Athletic Association Award【Excellent Group Award】 *2015–2016 33rd Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (group)】 *2016 Autumn Kanto University Volleyball League Simple_cup_icon

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 7 matches.'' *2016

Champion – ''Ishikawa played 6 matches.'' *2016–2017 63rd Student Athletic Association Award【Excellent Group Award】 *2016–2017 34th Chuo University President's Award【Field of sports (group)】 *2017 Spring Kanto University Volleyball League Silver_medal_with_cup

Runner-up – ''Ishikawa played 4 matches.'' *2017

3rd place – ''Ishikawa played 6 matches.'' *2017–2018 64th Student Athletic Association Award【Effort Group Award】 – ''The only award of club that Ishikawa didn't contribute gold medals.''

Italian

*2014–2015

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Champion, with Parmareggio Modena *2014–2015 Italian Championship Silver_medal_with_cup

Runner-up, with Parmareggio Modena *2020–2021

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Champion, with Allianz Milano

Summarizing data

Italian Volleyball League

CEV Challenge Cup

References

External links

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