Haruyo Shimamura (島村 春世, Shimamura Haruyo, born March 4, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.[1] She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]

Haruyo Shimamura
Personal information
Full nameHaruyo Shimamura
NicknameJohn
NationalityJapanese
Born (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 (age 32)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike313 cm (123 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubJapan NEC Red Rockets
Number5 (national)
1 (club)
National team
2013U-23 national team
2013–presentSenior national team
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Manila Team

Life

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Shimamura was born in 1992. She played for the All-Japan team for the first time at the Montreux Volley Masters in May 2013 and in 2016 she played at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3][4]

Shimamura has been the captain of the NEC Red Rockets since the 2015-16 season.[5]

Clubs

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  •   Kamakura Municipal Koshigoe Junior High
  •   Kawasaki Municipal Tachibana High School
  •   NEC Red Rockets (2010–)

Awards

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Individuals

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  • 2012 - V.Summer League - MVP[6]

Clubs

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National Team

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References

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  1. ^ "NECレッドロケッツ 2010年度内定選手のお知らせ". NEC Red Rockets. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ^ "Volleyball SHIMAMURA Haruyo". 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. ^ モントルーバレーマスターズ2013 全日本メンバー (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Japan FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ NEC Red Rockets. "NEC女子バレーボール部 2015/16シーズン 新体制のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  6. ^ "2012V・サマーリーグ決勝リーグ最終日". Japan Volleyball League. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
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