Japan men's national volleyball team

The Japanese national volleyball team of men is a selection of the best Japanese players that the Japan Volleyball Association represents in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World Championships

In his first participation in a World Volleyball Championship in 1960, Japan took eighth place. Subsequently, the Japanese increased over fifth place to third place, which they reached in 1970 and 1974. After the results were, however - apart from fourth place in 1982 - significantly worse and were between ninth and eleventh. The low point was in 1998 with 16th place at the World Cup 2006 in their own country Japan was eighth and 2010 in Italy only Thirteenth.

Olympic games

The first Olympic volleyball tournament in Tokyo in 1964, the hosts won bronze. At the games in 1968 they lost to the Soviet Union only in the finale. In Munich in 1972, Japan was a victory against the GDR Olympic champion. At the tournament in 1976, it was enough even for fourth place. 1984 ( seventh) and 1988 ( Tenth ) cut the Japanese off worse and after the sixth rank in 1992 they were missing a few years at the Olympics. In Beijing in 2008, the Japanese were there again, but left without a win in the first round of.

Asia Championships

Japan in 1975, first against Asian champions South Korea. After a third place in 1979, the Japanese in 1983 on home soil against China again won the title she successfully defended four years later. In 1989 they lost to the host South Korea, whom she defeated in 1991. At a temporary third place was in 1995, the next title. The next tournament China succeeded in revenge. From 1999 to 2003 there were for Japan with space three to six so far the worst results. In 2005, the Japanese were the sixth time Asian champions, in 2007 they lost against Australia.

World Cup

In the first edition of the World Cup 1965 Japan was fourth. 1969 subject to the Japanese against the West German team in 1977 against the Soviet Union. It was followed by three six places. Then there were the fourth and fifth for Japan. From 1999 to 2007 the Japanese underperformed with number ten and nine.

World League

Japan played from 1990 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2007 in the world league, but never came across the first round also. In 2008, the Japanese occupied the third time after 1990 and 1993, the sixth. 2009 it failed again in the first round. After a break in 2010, the Japanese, 2011 failed again in the first round.