Japan men's national handball team

The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Japan
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Information
Nickname彗星JAPAN
AssociationJapan Handball Association
CoachAntonio Carlos Ortega
Assistant coachVíctor Hugo López
Antoni Parecki
CaptainJin Watanabe
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1972)
Best result9th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1961)
Best result10th (1970)
Asian Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1977)
Best resultGold 1st (1977, 1979)
Last updated on Unknown.

Results

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Summer Olympics

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World Championship

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Asian Championship

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 19-player roster was announced on 7 June 2024.[1] The final roster was revealed on 28 June 2024.[2]

Head coach:   Antonio Carlos Ortega[3]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Takumi Nakamura (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 27) 1.90 m 34 1   Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
2 CB Kosuke Yasuhira (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 24) 1.72 m 15 61   RK Vardar
4 RW Tomoya Sakurai (1999-10-18)18 October 1999 (aged 24) 1.90 m 0 0   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
9 LW Naoki Sugioka (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.77 m 67 129   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
13 P Shuichi Yoshida (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 23) 1.93 m 39 84   HBC Nantes
15 LB Adam Yuki Baig (1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.95 m 78 191   Zeekstar Tokyo
19 RB Shinnosuke Tokuda (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 28) 1.78 m 92 297   Khaleej Club
20 RB Jin Watanabe (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 34) 1.83 m 125 393   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
21 GK Daisuke Okamoto (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 (aged 29) 1.90 m 7 0   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
25 RW Hiroki Motoki (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 32) 1.82 m 119 342   Zeekstar Tokyo
27 P Hiroyasu Tamakawa (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 29) 2.00 m 86 80   Zeekstar Tokyo
31 LB Tatsuki Yoshino (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 30) 1.83 m 75 267   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
39 CB Naoki Fujisaka (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 22) 1.80 m 0 0   Nippon Sport Science Univ.
44 LW Sota Takano (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 25) 1.93 m 30 22   Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings

References

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  1. ^ "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第2回強化合宿 参加メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第33回オリンピック競技大会(2024/パリ) 代表メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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