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Masato Kai (甲斐 優斗, Kai Masato, born 25 September 2003) is a Japanese male volleyball player and an Olympian. He plays as an outside hitter for the Japan men's national volleyball team.
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Full name | Masato Kai | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 September 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number | 15 (National) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated: July, 2024 |
Personal Life
editMasato Kai has a older brother, Kotaro Kai, who also plays volleyball.
Career
editKai was chosen to represent Japan as one of their players for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
Awards
editIndividual
edit- All Japan High School Championship 2021/22 - Best Middle -Blocker
References
edit- ^ "Volleyball - Olympic Profile". Olympics.com.
- ^ "「甲斐、エグいです」男子バレー宮浦健人も絶賛する20歳甲斐優斗の成長が止まらない「日本に帰ったら、みんなびっくりすると思います」" ["Kai is amazing," says Miyaura Kento, a volleyball player who also praises the 20-year-old Kai Yuto for his unstoppable growth. "I think everyone will be amazed when he returns to Japan."]. Shūkan Bunshun (in Japanese). 20 March 2024.
- ^ "バレーボール男子日本代表 延岡市出身 甲斐優斗選手の素顔とは(2024年07月13日放送)" [What is the real face of Kai Yuto, a member of the Japanese men’s volleyball team from Nobeoka City? (Broadcast on July 13, 2024)] (in Japanese). TV Miyazaki. 13 July 2024.
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