Ran Takahashi
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| Full name | Ran Takahashi | ||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||
| Born | 2 September 2001 Kyoto, Japan | ||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 343 cm (135 in) | ||||||
| Block | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||
| College / University | Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker/Outside hitter | ||||||
| Current club |  Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||
| Number | 21 (national) 20 (university) | ||||||
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Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran, born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Nippon Sport Science University's club[1] and Japan men's national volleyball team and plays as an Outside Hitter.
Biography
Ran has some American ancestry through his grandfather and his mother is half Japanese, half German. He also has some British ancestry.[2]
Ran has one brother, Rui Takahashi who is one and a half year older, and one younger sister, Riri Takahashi. He started playing volleyball following the footsteps of his brother and his sister also plays volleyball.[3]
Career
Elementary School years
Ran started playing volleyball in his second grade of elementary school for the school's team.[4]
High School years
Ran played for Kyoto Municipal Hachigaoka Junior High School. At the first grade, he was small so he played mainly as a Libero.
Ran attended Higashiyama High School, and in the third year, he served as the captain and ace of the team. He led his team to the Top 4 of the Inter-High School Sports Festival. Furthermore, his team won the National Sports Festival of Japan as well as Winter 2020 All Japan High School Volleyball Championships, also known as "Haruko". In addition, he received the "Most Valuable Player" award at the end of the competition.[5][6] He was selected for Japan men's national volleyball team for the first time in February 2020.[7]
College years
After graduating from high school, Ran entered Nippon Sport Science University. He led the team, receiving the runner-up place in the 2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship and got the "Best Scorer" award from the competition.[8] In 2021, he was one of the Outside Hitter for the Japan men's national volleyball team in 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]
Clubs
Higashiyama High School (2017–2020)- Nippon Sport Science University (2020–present)[10]
Awards
Individual
- 2020 All Japan High School Volleyball Championships – Most Valuable Player
- 2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship – Best Scorer
High School Team
- 2020 All Japan High School Volleyball Championships –
Champion, with Higashiyama High School
College Team
- 2020 All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship –
Runner-up, with Nippon Sport Science University
External links
- Ran Takahashi on Instagram
- Ran Takahashi on X
- Japan's men's volleyball team might be out of the Olympics, but its star rookie is going viral on Twitter for his slick moves straight out of sports anime 'Haikyuu!!'
References
- ^ "NSSU volleyball club 選手・スタッフ -#20 髙橋藍". nittai-vb.sakura.ne.jp/ (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "高橋藍（バレー）のwikiプロフィール身長や出身中学高校大学や兄妹や父親や母親など家族についても" (in Japanese). five-wheels.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "龍神ニッポンの次世代エース・高橋藍「世界に行って、レベルの高いプレーを早く経験できたらいいな」" (in Japanese). hominis.media. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "髙橋藍、男子バレーの新星は19歳。兄が振り返る急成長の過程" (in Japanese). Takai Miwa. sportiva.shueisha.co.jp. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Ran Takahashi". Sport Sunchlorella. Sport Sunchlorella. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "髙橋藍(バレーボール)はハーフなの？父や兄もすごい？シューズや東山高校時代は？" (in Japanese). sports-brothers.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "【ＴＯＫＹＯ２０２０＋１カウントダウン】バレー・高橋藍、東京五輪へ石川と歩む！次期エースへ石川を超える！" (in Japanese). www.sanspo.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "第７３回秩父宮賜杯全日本バレーボール大学男子選手権大会 ミキプルーンスーパーカレッジバレー２０２０" (PDF). jva.or.jp (in Japanese). JVA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "国際第32回オリンピック競技大会（2020 /東京）バレーボール男子日本代表チーム・龍神NIPPON出場内定選手コメント". jva.or.jp. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Vol.9 Aim High, Reach Higher Spring High champion takes on the world. A story of the Takahashi brothers". Sport Sunchlorella. Sport Sunchlorella. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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