Sarina Koga
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| Full name | Sarina Koga | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||
| Born |
May 21, 1996 Saga, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 290 cm (110 in) | ||||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||||
| Position | Outside Hitter | ||||||||||||
| Current club | NEC Red Rockets | ||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated: October 2013 | |||||||||||||
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Sarina Koga (古賀 紗理那 Koga Sarina, born May 21, 1996) is a Japanese volleyball player who won the bronze medal at the 2013 U23 World Championship with the Japan's U23 national team.
Career
Koga played with the Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' Highschool team winning the 2011 All-Japan Junior highschool championship and being awarded with the Excellent Player award.[1][2] Koga played for the senior national team for the first time at the Alassio Cup 2013 in May 2013.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Youth Girls Championship claimed by her National Junior team and she also won the Most Valuable Player award and Best Scorer of the tournament.[4]
In October 2013, Koga competed the 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship and won the bronze medal. Koga was named one of the best outside hitters.[5]
On 23 Jan 2015 NEC Red Rockets announced her joinning.[6]
Clubs
- Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' Highschool
- NEC Red Rockets (2015-)
Awards
Individuals
- 2011 All-Japan Junior highschool championship - Excellent Player award
- 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship - MVP, Best Scorer
- 2013 All Japan Highschools championship - Excellent Player award
- 2013 U23 World Championship "Best Outside Hitter"
- 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - MVP
Team
- 2015 V.Premier League -
Champion with NEC Red Rockets
National Team
- 2012 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship - Champion, with national youth team.
- 2013 U23 World Championship -
Bronze medal with U-23 national team. - 2015 Montreux Volley Masters -
Silver medal with national team.
References
- ↑ 日本バレーボール協会. "男子は星城、女子は下北沢成徳が高校日本一！ 第65回全日本高等学校選手権大会". Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ msn産経ニュース. "優秀選手に下北沢成徳・小笹ら". Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ Japan Volleyball Association. "古賀紗理那選手が高校2年生で全日本デビュー イタリア4カ国対抗開幕". Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ Japan Volleyball Association. "第9回アジアユース女子バレーボール選手権大会". Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "China crown splendid year with another gold medal". Tijuana, Mexico: FIVB. 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ NEC Red Rockets. "NECレッドロケッツ 2015年度内定選手のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-01-23.