{"id":1197289,"date":"2022-09-18T07:28:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T07:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/1197289\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T07:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T07:28:01","slug":"yuki-ishikawa-%e7%9f%b3%e5%b7%9d%e7%a5%90%e5%b8%8c-legend-of-the-volleyball-team-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/1197289\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuki Ishikawa \u77f3\u5ddd\u7950\u5e0c | Legend of the Volleyball Team Japan !!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U183xgd7G5M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nYuki Ishikawa \u77f3\u5ddd\u7950\u5e0c | Legend of the Volleyball Team Japan !!! Y\u016bki Ishikawa (\u77f3\u5ddd\u7950\u5e0c, Ishikawa Y\u016bki, born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.<\/p>\n<p>Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan.[1] Currently, his wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo.[2]<\/p>\n<p>Ishikawa was named &#8220;Best Outside Spiker&#8221; award at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as &#8220;Most Valuable Player&#8221; award at the Asian Championship (2017).<\/p>\n<p>As of April 2021, Ishikawa is the captain of the Japan men&#8217;s national volleyball team, and plays as an outside hitter. He currently plays in the Italian Volleyball League for Allianz Milano.<\/p>\n<p>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 Italian Volleyball League in 2018\u20132019 season).[10] He moved to Kioene Padova in the next season.[11] He changed club again in 2020, to Allianz Milano.[12] Then, he extended his contract in the 2021\u20132022 season,[13] and continued to stay with the club for the 2022\u20132023 season.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Ishikawa became the captain of the Japan men&#8217;s national volleyball team,[28] and was assigned to lead the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[29] The Japanese team finished in 7th place after losing to the Brazil team with a set count 0\u20133 in the quarterfinals.[30] In September 2021, he led the team to win the silver medal at the 2021 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship, and won the &#8220;Best Outside Spiker&#8221; award as a captain of the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p>2017 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship \u2013 Spike Award[56]<br \/>\n2019 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship \u2013 Best Outside Spiker<br \/>\n2019 FIVB Volleyball Men&#8217;s World Cup \u2013 Best Outside Spiker<br \/>\n2021 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship \u2013 Best Outside Spiker<\/p>\n<p>2017 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship Simple cup icon.svg Champion<br \/>\n2019 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship Bronze medal with cup.svg 3rd place<br \/>\n2021 Asian Men&#8217;s Volleyball Championship Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up<br \/>\n2021\u20132022 70th Japan Sports Award\u300cBest Award by Competition Group\u300d\u2013 7th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Personal information<br \/>\nFull name Y\u016bki Ishikawa<br \/>\nNationality Japanese<br \/>\nBorn 11 December 1995 (age 26)<br \/>\nOkazaki, Aichi, Japan<br \/>\nHeight 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)<br \/>\nWeight 84 kg (185 lb)<br \/>\nSpike 351 cm (138 in)<br \/>\nBlock 327 cm (129 in)<br \/>\nCollege \/ University Chuo University<br \/>\nVolleyball information<br \/>\nPosition Outside Hitter<br \/>\nCurrent club Italy Allianz Milano<br \/>\nNumber 14<br \/>\nCareer<br \/>\nYears Teams<br \/>\n2005\u20132008 Japan Yahagi Minami Elementary School<br \/>\n2008\u20132011 Japan Yahagi Junior High School<br \/>\n2011\u20132014 Japan Seijoh High School<br \/>\n2014\u20132017 Japan Chuo University<br \/>\n2014\u20132015 Italy Parmareggio Modena<br \/>\n2016\u20132018 Italy Top Volley Latina<br \/>\n2018\u20132019 Italy Emma Villas Siena<br \/>\n2019\u20132020 Italy Kioene Padova<br \/>\n2020\u2013 Italy Allianz Milano<br \/>\nNational team<br \/>\n2012\u20132013 Japan under-19 national team<br \/>\n2013\u20132014 Japan under-21 national team<br \/>\n2014\u2013 Japan senior national team<\/p>\n<p>Like, Share, Subscribe For More Volleyball content<br \/>\n* \ud83d\udd14 Don&#8217;t Forget to Hit the Bell Icon \ud83d\udd14 *<\/p>\n<p>All Credits by FIVB:<\/p>\n<p>Volleyball TV: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/TV?ytv=d <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Watch ALL the Volleyball Action https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/TV?ytv=d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Subscribe NOW https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/Subscribe&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; News, Schedules, Results &#038; more: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/VNL?ytv=d<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW VOLLEYBALL WORLD ON SOCIAL MEDIA<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/Instagram&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/Facebook?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/Twitter?y&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>More info: https:\/\/go.volleyball.world\/home?ytv=d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yuki Ishikawa \u77f3\u5ddd\u7950\u5e0c | Legend of the Volleyball Team Japan !!! 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