Japan men's national handball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Japan women's national handball team.
The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.
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| Nickname | 彗星JAPAN | ||
| Association | Japan Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Antonio Carlos Ortega | ||
| Assistant coach | Víctor Hugo López Antoni Parecki | ||
| Captain | Jin Watanabe | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 9th (1976) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1961) | ||
| Best result | 10th (1970) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 20 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result |  1st (1977, 1979) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Results
Summer Olympics
- 1972 – 11th place
- 1976 – 9th place
- 1984 – 10th place
- 1988 – 11th place
- 2020 – 11th place
- 2024 – 11th place
World Championship
- 1961 – 12th place
- 1964 – 16th place
- 1967 – 11th place
- 1970 – 10th place
- 1974 – 12th place
- 1978 – 12th place
- 1982 – 14th place
- 1990 – 15th place
- 1995 – 23rd place
- 1997 – 15th place
- 2005 – 16th place
- 2011 – 16th place
- 2017 – 22nd place
- 2019 – 24th place
- 2021 – 18th place
- 2025 – Qualified
Asian Championship
- 1977 – 1st place
- 1979 – 1st place
- 1983 – 2nd place
- 1987 – 2nd place
- 1989 – 2nd place
- 1991 – 2nd place
- 1993 – 3rd place
- 1995 – 4th place
- 2000 – 3rd place
- 2002 – 6th place
- 2004 – 2nd place
- 2006 – 5th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2010 – 3rd place
- 2012 – 4th place
- 2014 – 9th place
- 2016 – 3rd place
- 2018 – 6th place
- 2020 – 3rd place
- 2022 – Withdrawn
- 2024 – 2nd place
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 19-player roster was announced on 7 June 2024.[1] The final roster was revealed on 28 June 2024.[2]
Head coach: Antonio Carlos Ortega[3]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Height | App. | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Takumi Nakamura | 2 August 1996 (aged 27) | 1.90 m | 34 | 1 | Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon |
| 2 | CB | Kosuke Yasuhira | 29 June 2000 (aged 24) | 1.72 m | 15 | 61 | RK Vardar |
| 4 | RW | Tomoya Sakurai | 18 October 1999 (aged 24) | 1.90 m | 0 | 0 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
| 9 | LW | Naoki Sugioka | 18 April 1994 (aged 30) | 1.77 m | 67 | 129 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
| 13 | P | Shuichi Yoshida | 26 March 2001 (aged 23) | 1.93 m | 39 | 84 | HBC Nantes |
| 15 | LB | Adam Yuki Baig | 12 April 1999 (aged 25) | 1.95 m | 78 | 191 | Zeekstar Tokyo |
| 19 | RB | Shinnosuke Tokuda | 6 December 1995 (aged 28) | 1.78 m | 92 | 297 | Khaleej Club |
| 20 | RB | Jin Watanabe | 17 January 1990 (aged 34) | 1.83 m | 125 | 393 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
| 21 | GK | Daisuke Okamoto | 29 March 1995 (aged 29) | 1.90 m | 7 | 0 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
| 25 | RW | Hiroki Motoki | 14 February 1992 (aged 32) | 1.82 m | 119 | 342 | Zeekstar Tokyo |
| 27 | P | Hiroyasu Tamakawa | 27 April 1995 (aged 29) | 2.00 m | 86 | 80 | Zeekstar Tokyo |
| 31 | LB | Tatsuki Yoshino | 13 July 1994 (aged 30) | 1.83 m | 75 | 267 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
| 39 | CB | Naoki Fujisaka | 1 July 2002 (aged 22) | 1.80 m | 0 | 0 | Nippon Sport Science Univ. |
| 44 | LW | Sota Takano | 19 August 1998 (aged 25) | 1.93 m | 30 | 22 | Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings |
References
- ^ "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第2回強化合宿 参加メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "男子日本代表「彗星JAPAN」 第33回オリンピック競技大会(2024/パリ) 代表メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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