Japan national handball team

Japan
Information
Association	Japan Handball Association
Coach	Antonio Carlos Ortega
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1972)
Best result	9th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1961)
Best result	10th (1970)
Asian Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1977)
Best result	1st (1977, 1979)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Results

Summer Olympics

• 1972 – 11th place
• 1976 – 9th place
• 1984 – 10th place
• 1988 – 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 – 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

Current squad

No.	Name	Role	Current club
1	Urata Katsuyuki	GK	Osaki Osol
3	Kouchi Kairi	CP	Toyota Auto Body
4	Maeda Seiichi	CP	Osaki Osol
5	Suematsu Makoto	CP	Daido Steel
6	Kyosuke Tomita	CP	Toyota Auto Body
7	Miyazaki Daisuke	CP	Osaki Osol
8	Takeda Toru	CP	Daido Steel
10	Kishigawa Hidenori	CP	Daido Steel
11	Kaido Morihide	CP	Toyota Bosyoku
12	Takagi Takashi	GK	Daido Steel
15	Mori Jun	CP	Osaki Osol
16	Kai Akihito	CP	Osaki Osol
17	Shida Hiroki	CP	Japan Sports Univ
18	Fujita Staoshi	CP	Toyota Auto Body
19	Izuma Masakatsu	CP	Osaki Osol
20	Motoki Hiroki	CP	Japan Sports Univ
21	Murakami Hideyuki	CP	Toyota Bosyoku
22	Kadoyama Tetsuya	CP	Toyota Auto Body
23	Higashinagahama Syusaku	CP	Wakunaga
24	Higashinagahama Hozuki	CP	Osaki Osol

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile