Keihan Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 慶帆; Persian: کیهان تاکاهاشی; born 13 October 2003) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team.

Keihan Takahashi
Personal information
Born (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 21)
Asahi, Chiba, Japan[1][2]
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[3]
Spike350 cm (138 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter
Current clubFrance Paris Volley
Number31 (national team)
31 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2019–2022Japan Narashino High School
2023–Japan Hosei University
2023–2024Japan JTEKT Stings
2024–France Paris Volley
National team
2023–present Japan
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Early life and education

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Takahashi was born on 13 October 2003, in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to an Iranian father and a Japanese mother.[4] He has an elder brother four years his senior.[5]

In 2019, he entered Narashino Municipal High School. During which he participated in Spring High Volleyball for three consecutive years.[6]

Takahashi enrolled in Hosei University's Faculty of Business Administration in 2022.[7]

He was present with the Japanese national volleyball team in the 2022 Asian Games and won the bronze medal in the 2023 Nations League.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "این ایرانی دشمن شماره یک تیم ملی والیبال ایران!" (in Persian).
  2. ^ "高橋慶帆 ; 月バレ【月刊バレーボール】" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "VNL 2023 ; volleyballworld.com".
  4. ^ "【バレー】高橋慶帆、ペルシャ語で「世界」意味する名の19歳イケメンスパイカー - バレーボール : 日刊スポーツ" [(Volleyball) Keihan Takahashi, a 19-year-old handsome spiker whose name means “world” in Persian]. 2023-11-13. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ^ "「超絶イケメン」海外メディアも認めるネット騒然の日本バレーの新星、高橋慶帆20歳に 祝福に感謝綴る/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 2024-05-09. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ^ "バレー - 法政大学・高橋慶帆 競技7年目の「龍神」選出は成長の通過点 高さを武器に世界へ | 4years. #学生スポーツ". 4years (in Japanese). 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  7. ^ "【バレー】日本代表登録メンバー・高橋慶帆 法大で歩んだ「挑戦」の日々 – スポーツ法政" (in Japanese). 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  8. ^ "Keihan Takahashi » clubs :: Volleybox".