{"id":630887,"date":"2021-10-01T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/630887\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T09:32:23","slug":"japanese-hero-yuki-ishikawa-the-best-jumper-in-volleyball-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/news\/630887\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Hero !!! Yuki Ishikawa | The Best Jumper in Volleyball History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3XpD6aTLYc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nJapanese Hero !!! Yuki Ishikawa | The Best Jumper in Volleyball History.<br \/>\nY\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>In April 2017, Ishikawa become the first Japanese volleyball player to have a wax figure.[1] Currently, his wax figure is displayed at Madame Tussauds Tokyo.<\/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 (7th consecutive seasons) for Power Volley Milano.<\/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<p>In April 2014, Ishikawa entered Chuo University (Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science), and was called for the Japan men&#8217;s national volleyball team for the first time.[21] In June 2014, he was elected as a member of &#8220;Team CORE&#8221; of \u300eProject CORE\u300f(The project responsible for revitalizing volleyball, which was launched by the Japan Volleyball Association).[22] In September 2014, his debut competition was at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.[23] The Japanese team won the silver medal after losing to the Iran team with a set count 1\u20133 in the final.[24][25] In October 2014, he was part of the Japanese roster for the 2014 Asian Men&#8217;s U20 Volleyball Championship in Manama, Bahrain,[26] and led the team to win the 5th place.[27]<\/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][30] The Japanese team finished in 7th place after losing to the Brazil team with a set count 0\u20133 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Personal information<br \/>\nFull name Y\u016bki Ishikawa<br \/>\nNationality Japanese<br \/>\nBorn 11 December 1995 (age 25)<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(s) Chuo University<br \/>\nVolleyball information<br \/>\nPosition Outside Hitter<br \/>\nCurrent club Italy Power Volley 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\u20132015 Japan Chuo University<br \/>\nItaly Parmareggio Modena<br \/>\n2015\u20132016 Japan Chuo University<br \/>\n2016\u20132018 Japan Chuo University<br \/>\nItaly Top Volley Latina<br \/>\n2018\u20132019 Italy Emma Villas Siena<br \/>\n2019\u20132020 Italy Kioene Padova<br \/>\n2020\u2013present Italy Power Volley Milano<br \/>\nNational team<br \/>\n2012\u20132013 Japan under-19 national team<br \/>\n2013\u20132014 Japan under-21 national team<br \/>\n2014\u2013present Japan senior national team<br \/>\nMedal record<br \/>\nMen&#8217;s volleyball<br \/>\nRepresenting  Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese Hero !!! 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