Haruka Miyashita Explained

Haruka Miyashita
Fullname:Haruka Miyashita
Nickname:Haruka
Birth Date:September 1, 1994
Birth Place:Kuwana, Mie, Japan
Spike:307 cm
Block:301 cm
Height:[1]
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Position:Setter
Currentclub:Okayama Seagulls
Currentnumber:14
Nationalteam: 2010-2021

is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Okayama Seagulls. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team.

Career

Miyashita was once a wing-spiker, but was converted to setter by Akiyoshi Kawamoto, who was on the senior staff of Osaka International Ōwada Junior High and the head coach of the Okayama Seagulls.

In September 2009, while still attending Ōwada Junior High, Miyashita registered with the Okayama Seagulls. On 28 November 2009 Miyashita debuted in a V.Premier League match at the age of 15 years and two months. That is the record for the youngest debut in the V.Premier League. In the match Miyashita collided with a teammate, and broke two front teeth.[2]

In September 2010 Miyashita was nominated for the All-Japan women's volleyball team,[3] [4] and made her national team debut at the 2010 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship held in Taicang.

In August 2013 Miyashita competed in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix as a member of senior national team and in 2016 she played at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5] [6]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Team

National Team

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vleague.or.jp/team_player_detail/id=38334 Japan Volleyball League - Profile
  2. https://archive.today/20120912222917/http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/sports/other/329824/ 産経新聞2009/11/28 - 岡山・宮下、最年少15歳2カ月でVリーグデビュー
  3. 月刊バレーボール 2010年7月号 20ページ
  4. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/other/100513/oth1005131920013-n1.htm MSN産経ニュース2010.5.13 - 【バレーボール】30年ぶりに15歳セッターが全日本入り 宮下遥
  5. Web site: 試合結果 - 8月2日 日本×タイ 予選ラウンド 第1戦. Japan Volleyball Association. 2013-08-04.
  6. Web site: Japan FIVB Olympic Profile. FIVB. 27 July 2016.
  7. Web site: ONE LAST THRILLER AS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER IN JAPAN DRAWS TO A CLOSE. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 22 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523221346/http://worldoqt.japan.2016.women.fivb.com/en/news/one-last-thriller-as-olympic-qualifier-in?id=61331#. 2016-05-23. dead.