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Japan women's national volleyball team

Japan
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Nickname(s) Hinotori Nippon (火の鳥NIPPON)
Association Japan Volleyball Association
Head coach Kumi Nakada
FIVB ranking 6 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 12 (First in 1964)
Best result Gold (1964, 1976)
World Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1960)
Best result Gold (1962, 1967, 1974)
http://www.jva.or.jp/ (:ja)
Japan women's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1962 Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1967 Japan
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 1960 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bulgaria
Silver medal – second place 1978 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Japan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1973 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1981 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Japan
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2014 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Melbourne
Gold medal – first place 1983 Fukuoka
Gold medal – first place 2007 Suphanburi
Silver medal – second place 1979 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 1987 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 1991 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 1993 Shanghai
Silver medal – second place 2003 Ho Chi Minh City
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Hong Kong
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiang Mai
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manila
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Taicang
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hanoi

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