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 Polish league, PlusLiga, for Cuprum Lubin[2] 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[3] and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[4]
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| Full name | Masahiro Sekita | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 20, 1993 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 311 cm (122 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Chuo University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Cuprum Lubin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 (National) 11 (Blazers Sakai) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
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[5][6] and at the end, he ranked the 7th place in the best setters category.[7]
Clubs
Toyo High School [8]- Chuo University[9]
- Panasonic Panthers (2016–2018) [10]
- Osaka Blazers Sakai (2018–2021)[11][12]
Cuprum Lubin (2021–present)[2]
Awards
Invidual
National Teams
- 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship –
Gold Medal[14] - 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship –
Bronze Medal
Personal life
After 2020 Summer Olympics, Masahiro became a new brand ambassador for Mizuno, a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company.[15]
References
- ^ "Bio". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ a b "関田誠大選手の移籍について" (in Japanese). value-press.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JAPAN TEAM COMPOSITION". fivb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "「Olympics: Japan battle past Iran, into men's volleyball quarters". english.kyodonews.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BEST SETTERS IN 2020 OLYMPICS". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "堺ブレイザーズ公式ページ".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "関田 誠大 MASAHIRO SEKITA". blazers.gr.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ASIAN MEN'S U20 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
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