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Masahiro Sekita

Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro, born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo.[1] He currently plays in V.League Division 1 for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship[2] and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[3]

Masahiro Sekita
Personal information
Full nameMasahiro Sekita
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike324 cm (128 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
College / UniversityChuo University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubJapan JTEKT Stings
Number8
National team
2012–2013Japan U–21 national team
2016–presentJapan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2024 Łódź Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gdańsk Team
Asian U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Urmia Team
Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Urmia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tehran Team

Career

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Masahiro was the captain of Japan U-21 national team, since 2012 to 2013. Then, he had registered for Japan senior national team for the first time in 2016. In 2021, Masahiro was one of the setters in Japanese roster, which played in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japanese team advanced to the quarterfinals round in 29 years[4][5] and at the end, he ranked the 7th place in the best setters category.[6]

He transferred to Polish league, PlusLiga, playing for Cuprum Lubin in the 2021–22 season.[7] Then he was back to play in the domestic league for JTEKT Stings.[8][9]

In 2023, Masahiro lead Japanese national team to won medals for 2 tournaments, Nations League and Asian Championship which is bronze and gold respectively.[10][11][12][13][14] Also, the team got a ticket for 2024 Summer Olympics after placed second in pool B in Olympic Qualification Tournaments which also known as World Cup.[15]

Then in 2024, he and the team won first silver medal – the highest medal – ever in 2024 Nations League.[16][17][18]

Clubs

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  •   karasuno

High School[19]

Awards

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Individual

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Club

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National teams

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Personal life

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After 2020 Summer Olympics, Masahiro became a new brand ambassador for Mizuno, a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company.[26]

In January 2022, he announced his marriage through his social media account.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Bio". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. ^ "第16回アジアジュニア男子選手権大会 -日本代表メンバー" (in Japanese). jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "JAPAN TEAM COMPOSITION". fivb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "「Olympics: Japan battle past Iran, into men's volleyball quarters". english.kyodonews.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "バレー男子 日本が29年ぶり決勝T進出 イラン降し3勝2敗" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "BEST SETTERS IN 2020 OLYMPICS". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "関田誠大選手の移籍について" (in Japanese). value-press.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. ^ "【バレーボール】男子日本代表セッター関田誠大 ポーランドから帰国「湿気が全然違いますね」" (in Japanese). nikkansports. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "【バレー】日本代表エース西田有志と司令塔関田誠大、ティネ・ウルナウトがジェイテクトに入団 V1男子". Yahoo! Japan. p. ja. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Japan beat the world champions and make it to the VNL podium". volleyballworld.com. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. ^ "バレーボール ネーションズリーグ 男子 日本が初めて3位に". nhk.or.jp (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. ^ "JPN-ITA Thrid place match result" (PDF). Volleyball world. FIVB. Retrieved 3 July 2024.[dead link‍]
  13. ^ "JAPAN TRIUMPHS AT THE ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP". FIVB. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Men's Asian Senior Championship 2023 - Final match result". fivb.org. FIVB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Year in review: 12 teams book Paris 2024 spots in Olympic qualifiers". volleyballworld. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b "FRANCE REGAIN VNL TITLE, JAPAN WINS HISTORIC SILVER, POLAND COMPLETE THE PODIUM WITH BRONZE". FIVB. fivb.com. 30 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ^ "日本代表、47年ぶり銀メダル獲得…フランスに惜敗｜バレーボールネーションズリーグ2024" (in Japanese). olympics.com. 1 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "【バレー男子】ネーションズリーグは銀メダル 52年ぶり金メダルならず この悔しさはパリで晴らす" (in Japanese). sponichi.co.jp. 1 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  19. ^ "バレー - 柳田将洋とともに春高制覇、2年目に本当の戦い方を痛感 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大1 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years. 28 June 2021.
  20. ^ "堺ブレイザーズ公式ページ".
  21. ^ "バレー - 世界でいかに戦うか、175cmのセッターができること 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大4 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years. 4 May 2021.
  22. ^ "バレー - 世界でいかに戦うか、175cmのセッターができること 堺ブレイザーズ・関田誠大4 | 4years. #大学スポーツ". 4years (in Japanese). 4 May 2021.
  23. ^ "関田 誠大 MASAHIRO SEKITA". blazers.gr.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  24. ^ "第16回アジアジュニア男子選手権大会" (in Japanese). jva.or.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  25. ^ "ASIAN MEN'S U20 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  26. ^ "関田誠大選手とミズノブランドアンバサダー契約締結" (in Japanese). prtimes.jp. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  27. ^ Ichikawa, Shinobu. "五輪ベスト8、ポーランド移籍、そして結婚も…転機の1年を過ごしたバレー代表セッター関田誠大が語った2022年の目標とは？" (in Japanese). number.bunshun.jp. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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