Nanami Seki (関菜々巳, Seki Nanami, born 12 June 1999) is a professional Volleyball player in the Setter position.[1][2] She has been a part of the Japan women's national volleyball team since 2019.[3]
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| Full name | Nanami Seki | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Imoco Volley | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editNanami was born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture and she has an older sister. She was inspired by her older sister to start playing volleyball in her second grade of elementary school.[4][5]
Nanami decided to enroll at Kashiwai High School after watching the All Japan Volleyball High School Championship when she was in Junior High.
In 2016 she was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship and placed second at the tournament.[6]
From 2018 to 2024 she competed in V.League (Japan) as a player of Toray Arrows.[1]
With her national team, she participated in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[7] 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,[8][9] and 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Nanami Seki » clubs :". Women Volleybox. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "#6 関 菜々巳 | 東レアローズ女子バレーボール部 | TORAY". www.toray-arrows.jp. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Players - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "日本文化出版", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2022-10-08, retrieved 2023-07-18
- ^ "日本代表初選出。東レ・関菜々巳「ベスト6、最優秀新人賞は周りの方々のおかげ。チームの中心選手として引っ張っていける存在になりたい」". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "第18回アジアジュニア女子選手権大会(U-19) - 国際大会｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Japan Women's World Championship 2022". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Volleyball Nations League 2022". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Spikers Enjoy Stellar Start at Women's Volleyball Nations League | JAPAN Forward". japan-forward.com. 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "VNL 2023". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ volleyballworld.com. "Japan top VNL table with third win at home". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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