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| Full name | Yu Koshikawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Yu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-06-30) June 30, 1984 (age 40) Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 347 cm (137 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter / Wing spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Voreas Hokkaido | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yu Koshikawa (越川 優, Koshikawa Yū, born June 30, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Voreas Hokkaido in V.League Division 2.
In July 2009, Suntory Sunbirds announced that Koshikawa would move to Pallavolo Padova next season.
In July 2012, Suntory Sunbirds announced Koshikawa would join the club in the next season.
Club
| Club | Country | Year |
| Nagano Prefecture, Okaya Technical High School |  Japan
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– |
| Suntory Sunbirds | Japan
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2003–2009 |
| Pallavolo Padova |  Italy
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2009-2012 |
| Suntory Sunbirds | Japan
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2012–2013 |
| JT Thunders | Japan
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2014–2017 |
| Voreas Hokkaido | Japan
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2020–present |
Awards
Individuals
- 2003-04 Men's V.Premier League – "New Face Award "
- 2005 Asian Championship "Best Scorer"
- 2005-06 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server" and "Best 6"
- 2006-2007 Men's V.Premier League – "MVP"
- 2005 Asian Championship "Best Server"
- 2008-09 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server"
- 2009 59th Kurowashiki Tournament – "Best 6"
- 2012-13 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server"
- 2013-14 Men's V.Premier League – "Best Server" and "Best 6"
- 2014 63rd Kurowashi Tournament – "Best Server" and "Best6"
Team
- 2003-04 V.League –
Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2004-05 V.League – 5th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2005-06 V.League –
Runner-Up, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2006-07 V.Premier League – Champion, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2007-08 V.Premier League –
3rd place, with Suntory Sunbirds - 2007 Asian Club Championship – 5th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2008-09 V.Premier League – 4th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2008 Asian Club Championship – 3rd place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2009–10 Men's Volleyball Serie A2 – 5th place, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2010–11 Men's Volleyball Serie A2 – Runner-Up, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2011–12 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 – 13th place, with Pallavolo Padova
- 2012-2013 V.Premier League – 6th place, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2013-2014 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with Suntory Sunbirds
- 2014 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – 3rd place, with JT Thunders
National team
Senior Team
- 2004 World League – 10th place
- 2005 World League – 10th place
- 2005 World Grand Champions Cup – 4th place
- 2005 Asian Championship –
Gold Medal - 2006 World League – 13th place
- 2006 World Championships – 8th place
- 2006 Asian Games – 5th place
- 2007 World League – 13th place
- 2007 World Cup – 9th place
- 2007 Asian Championship –
Silver medal - 2008 World League – 6th place
- 2008 Summer Olympics – 11th place
- 2010 World Championships – 13th place
- 2011 World League – 15th place
- 2011 Asian Championship – 5th place
- 2013 World League – 18th place
- 2013 World Grand Champions Cup – 6th place
- 2013 Asian Championship – 4th place
- 2014 World League – 19th place
- 2014 Asian Games – Silver medal
References
- 高校時代は190cm『第32回 春の高校バレー』2013年12月13日閲覧
- 』(2013年12月16日閲覧)では191cm
- "全日本のエース、越川がイタリア完全移籍 「全日本がさらに強くなれるように頑張る」". スポーツナビ. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- サントリーサンバーズ. "越川 優選手 入団のお知らせ". Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- Vリーグ機構. "2012/13Ｖ・プレミアリーグ男子 個人賞受賞者のお知らせ". Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
- Horipro-Koshikawa Yu profile
- Koshikawa Yu official blog
- Yu Koshikawa on Twitter
- Koshikawa Yu interview
- 1984 births
- Japanese men's volleyball players
- Living people
- People from Western Tokyo
- Olympic volleyball players for Japan
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Japanese expatriates in Italy
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Kanazawa, Ishikawa