Nichika Yamada

Nichika Yamada
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)
Aichi, Japan[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike288 cm (9 ft 5 in)
Block310 cm (10 ft 2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Current clubJapan NEC Red Rockets
Number19 (national)
13 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2018Japan Toyohashi Central High School
2018–presentJapan NEC Red Rockets
National team
2019U-20 national team
2020–presentSenior national team
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bangkok Team

Nichika Yamada (山田 二千華, Yamada Nichika, born 24 February 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]

Career

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She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship ,[3] 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship,[4] 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, and 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[5]

She plays for NEC Red Rockets.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "山田 二千華 (Nichika Yamada)". NEC Red Rockets (in Japanese). 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ "Volleyball YAMADA Nichika". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Player - Nichika Yamada - FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship 2017". u18.girls.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ^ "Player - Nichika Yamada - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Japan VNL 2021". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. ^ "NEC Red Rockets Valley / V League Volleyball Women's Japan National Team Participation Announcement". Japan NEWS. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.