Yu Koshikawa
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| Full name | Yu Koshikawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Yu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 30, 1984 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 347 cm (137 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter / Wing spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Voreas Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yu Koshikawa (越川 優, Koshikawa Yū; born June 30, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Voreas Hokkaido in V.League Division 2.
In July 2009, Suntory Sunbirds announced that Koshikawa would move to Pallavolo Padova next season.[3]
In July 2012, Suntory Sunbirds announced Koshikawa would join the club in the next season.[4]
Club
| Club | Country | Year |
| Nagano Prefecture, Okaya Technical High School |  Japan | – |
| Suntory Sunbirds | Japan | 2003–2009 |
| Pallavolo Padova |  Italy | 2009-2012 |
| Suntory Sunbirds | Japan | 2012–2013 |
| JT Thunders | Japan | 2014–2017 |
| Voreas Hokkaido | Japan | 2020–present |
Awards
Individuals
- 2003-04 Men's V.Premier League – "New Face Award "
- 2005 Asian Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2005-06 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server" and "Best 6"
- 2006-2007 Men's V.Premier League – "MVP"
- 2005 Asian Championship "Best Server"
- 2008-09 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server"
- 2009 59th Kurowashiki Tournament – "Best 6"
- 2012-13 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server"[5]
- 2013-14 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server" and "Best 6"
- 2014 63rd Kurowashi Tournament – "Best Server" and "Best6"
Team
- 2003-04 V.League –
Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2004-05 V.League – 5th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2005-06 V.League –
Runner-Up, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2006-07 V.Premier League – Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2007-08 V.Premier League –
3rd place, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2007 Asian Club Championship – 5th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2008-09 V.Premier League – 4th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2008 Asian Club Championship – 3rd place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2009–10 Men's Volleyball Serie A2 – 5th place, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2010–11 Men's Volleyball Serie A2 – Runner-Up, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2011–12 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 – 13th place, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2012-2013 V.Premier League – 6th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2013-2014 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2014 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – 3rd place, with JT Thunders
National team
Senior Team
- 2004 World League – 10th place
- 2005 World League – 10th place
- 2005 World Grand Champions Cup – 4th place
- 2005 Asian Championship –
Gold Medal - 2006 World League – 13th place
- 2006 World Championships – 8th place
- 2006 Asian Games – 5th place
- 2007 World League – 13th place
- 2007 World Cup – 9th place
- 2007 Asian Championship –
Silver medal - 2008 World League – 6th place
- 2008 Summer Olympics – 11th place
- 2010 World Championships – 13th place
- 2011 World League – 15th place
- 2011 Asian Championship – 5th place
- 2013 World League – 18th place
- 2013 World Grand Champions Cup – 6th place
- 2013 Asian Championship – 4th place
- 2014 World League – 19th place
- 2014 Asian Games – Silver medal
References
- ^ 高校時代は190cm『第32回 春の高校バレー』2013年12月13日閲覧
- ^ [『http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ningyouyadazo/51018981.html%7Cバレーボール 男子世界選手権!!!]』(2013年12月16日閲覧)では191cm
- ^ "全日本のエース、越川がイタリア完全移籍 「全日本がさらに強くなれるように頑張る」". スポーツナビ. 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ サントリーサンバーズ. "越川 優選手 入団のお知らせ". Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ Vリーグ機構. "2012/13Ｖ・プレミアリーグ男子 個人賞受賞者のお知らせ". Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
- Horipro-Koshikawa Yu profile
- Koshikawa Yu official blog
- Koshikawa Yu interview Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Yu Koshikawa at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Yu Koshikawa at Olympedia
- Yu Koshikawa at Olympics.com
- Yu Koshikawa – Beijing 2008 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)