Tatsunori Otsuka
Personal information
Full nameTatsunori Ōtsuka
NicknameTatsu, Tatchan
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000
Osaka, Japan
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Spike340 cm (130 in)
Block325 cm (128 in)
College / UniversityWaseda University
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker/Outside hitter
Current clubJapan Panasonic Panthers
Number5 - (National)
15 - (Club)
National team
2017–2019
2020–present
Japan U19–U23 national team
Japan senior national team
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Nations League
Bronze medal – third place2023 GdańskTeam
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Urmia Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
Asian U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naypyidaw Team
FIVB U19 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bahrain Team
Asian Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Naypyidaw Team

Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori, born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka.[1] He plays for Panasonic Panthers and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).

Personal life

Otsuka has a younger sister.[2]

Career

Otsuka started to play volleyball at the 3rd year of elementary school by entering in Panasonic Panthers Junior club. Then, in the six grade, he attended at "JVA Men's and Women's Elite Academy Training Camp" held by Japan Volleyball Association, in order to find the future players for the national team.[2] In 2017, he was called for Japan men's national under-19 volleyball team for the first time and then was called for U-21 and U-23, respectively. In 2020, Otsuka had the name in the senior national team for the first time and he was one of the outside hitters in 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Clubs

Individual Award

See also

List of Waseda University people

References

  1. "大塚達宣(洛南)進路は早稲田!身長や中学は?最高到達点が凄い!". sports-brothers.com.
  2. 1 2 "大塚達宣の世界と戦うメンタル 子育て前編「大切にしたいのは子どもの意思と周りへの感謝の気持ち」親子が歩んできた道のり" (in Japanese). wasedasports.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "Volleyball - Japan team". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. "【特集】龍神NIPPONに選出!日の丸を背負い世界の舞台へ 大塚達宣". Wasedasports.com.
  5. "早稲田バレーのスーパールーキー大塚達宣、高い志で世界へ羽ばたく". 4years.asahi.com.
  6. "Boys' U19 world championship Japanese team roster". FIVB.
  7. "全日本インカレ「組織として日本一」を目指した早稲田大が4連覇を達成". vbnext.com.
  8. "一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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