Haruyo Shimamura
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| Full name | Haruyo Shimamura | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | John | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 4, 1992 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 313 cm (123 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 300 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Gwangju AI Peppers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Haruyo Shimamura (島村 春世, Shimamura Haruyo; born March 4, 1992) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays in club level for Gwangju AI Peppers in V-League, South Korea.[1][2] She had played with NEC Red Rockets team for 15 years, which 2024–25 was the last season.[3][4]
Shimamura also plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Life
Shimamura was born in 1992. She played for the Japanese national team for the first time at the Montreux Volley Masters in May 2013 and in 2016 she played at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6][7] She played in Olympic Games again in 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Shimamura had been the captain of the NEC Red Rockets since the 2015–16 season.[8] She played with NEC in 2024–25 as the last season, so she had been with the team for 15 years since 2010–11.[2][4]
Clubs
Kamakura Municipal Koshigoe Junior High- Kawasaki Municipal Tachibana High School (2007–2010)
- NEC Red Rockets (2010–2025)[2][4]
- Gwangju AI Peppers (2025–present)[1]
Awards
Individuals
- 2012 : V.Summer League – Most Valuable Player (MVP)[9]
Clubs
- 2012 : V.Summer League –
Champion, with NEC Red Rockets. - 2015 : V.Premier League – Champion with NEC Red Rockets
- 2024 : Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship – Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
National Team
- 2017 : Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Champion
References
- ^ a b "From the Editor – July 2025". Gwangju News. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "【SVリーグ】NEC川崎 島村春世、藤井莉子ら5選手の退団を発表" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "NECレッドロケッツ 2010年度内定選手のお知らせ". NEC Red Rockets. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ^ a b c "【動画】「今だから言えますけど、最初は日本代表が…」島村春世が"世界一のクラブ"と対戦して気づいたこと「海外挑戦、これを逃したら後はない」《背中を押した荒木絵里香の言葉は？》" (in Japanese). Number.Bunshun. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Volleyball SHIMAMURA Haruyo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ モントルーバレーマスターズ2013 全日本メンバー (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball Association. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Japan FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ NEC Red Rockets. "NEC女子バレーボール部 2015/16シーズン 新体制のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-06-09.
- ^ "2012Ｖ・サマーリーグ決勝リーグ最終日". Japan Volleyball League. 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
External links
- V.League - Profile
- NEC Red Rockets - Profile Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
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