Kunihiro Shimizu

Kunihiro Shimizu
Kunihiro Shimizu
Personal information
Full name	Kunihiro Shimizu
Nickname	Gori
Born	August 11, 1986 (age 38); Fukui City, Fukui, Japan
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Panasonic Panthers
Number	1
National team
2007–2021	Japan
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championship

Kunihiro Shimizu (清水邦広 Shimizu Kunihiro, born August 11, 1986) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic Panthers. He announced retirement from the national team after finishing seventh place in 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5] Shimizu was crowned the Most Valuable Player in Asian Championship 2015.

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Fukui University Fukui Junior and Senior High School
Tokai University
Panasonic Panthers (2009–)

Individuals

2009: 58th Kurowashi Tournament – MVP, Best 6
2009: World Grand Champions Cup – Best Scorer
2009: 2009/10 V.Premier League – MVP, Best Spike, Best 6
2010 Kurowashiki Tournament Best6
2010–2011 Men's V.Premier League – Best 6
2011–2012 Men's V.Premier League – Best 6
2013–14 Men's V.Premier League MVP, Best 6
2014: 63rd Kurowashi Tournament – Most Valuable Player
2015: Asian Championship – Most Valuable Player
2015–2016 Men's V.Premier League Fighting Spirit Award, Best 6

Team

2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2009–2010 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2010 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2011–2012 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2012 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2012–2013 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with Panasonic Panthers.
2013 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Runner-Up, with Panasonic Panthers.
2013–2014 V.Premier League – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.
2014 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Champion, with Panasonic Panthers.

Senior Team

2007: World Cup – 9th place
2007: World League – 13th place
2008: Summer Olympics – 11th place
2008: World League – 6th place
2009: World League – 15th place
2009: Asian Championship – Gold Medal
2009: World Grand Champions Cup – Bronze Medal
2010: Asian Games – Gold Medal
2011: World League – 15th place
2011: World Cup – 10th place
2012: World League – 15th place
2013: Asian Championship – 4th place
2013: World League – 18th place
2014: World League – 19th place
2014: Asian Games – Silver Medal
2015: Asian Championship – Gold Medal
2015: World Cup — 6th place
2015: World League — 13th place (tied)
2016: World League — 24th place
2019: Nations League — 10th place
2019: World Cup — 4th place
2019: Asian Championship — Bronze Medal
2021: Nations League — 11th place
2021: Summer Olympics — 7th place

Shimizu married singer Mika Nakashima in 2014.^[6] On February 2, 2018, Nakashima announced that she and Shimizu were getting a divorce.^[7]^[8] The decision was mutual, as they both agreed that they don't see each other enough and that it would be best to divorce. They both agreed that the time they spent together was irreplaceable. There are no hard feelings and they will remain friends and continue to support each other and pursue their dreams.

In January 2022, he married TV Osaka reporter, Nana Sakamoto, who is 7 years his junior.^[9]^[10] He and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, born on September 3, 2022.^[11]

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『2011/12 V・PREMIER/V・CHALLENGE LEAGUE MEN OFFICIAL PROGRAM』2011年12月発売
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V-League official profile
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V-League official profile
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スポーツナビその他バレーボール選手プロフィール Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine、2011年7月18日閲覧
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"【バレー】清水邦広が代表引退「次の代表の未来は若い選手に託します！凄く頼もしい選手ばかりです！」" (in Japanese). news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
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"中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚 – 芸能ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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nikkansports.com. "中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚". Retrieved December 25, 2014.
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"中島美嘉、元バレー日本代表・清水と離婚…東京と大阪拠点「心の距離まで離れ」 – スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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"バレー元日本代表主将・清水邦広、再婚相手は「一緒にいて居心地がいい」という女子アナ。良きパートナーを得て"伝道師"として邁進" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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"バレー清水邦広、再婚を報告「笑顔の絶えない明るい家庭を築く」と決意新た". ORICON NEWS. January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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"バレー清水邦広、第1子女児誕生を報告「感謝でいっぱいです」「これからもっとがんばりまっせ!!!」". ORICON NEWS. September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

Kunihiro Shimizu on Twitter
Kunihiro Shimizu at WorldofVolley

Kunihiro Shimizu at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)

Kunihiro Shimizu at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)

Kunihiro Shimizu at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)

Kunihiro Shimizu at Olympedia
Panasonic Panthers Player Profiles at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-03-23)
バレー元日本代表主将・清水邦広、再婚相手は「一緒にいて居心地がいい」という女子アナ。良きパートナーを得て“伝道師”として邁進 at Yahoo! Japan

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『2011/12 V・PREMIER/V・CHALLENGE LEAGUE MEN OFFICIAL PROGRAM』2011年12月発売

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V-League official profile

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V-League official profile

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スポーツナビその他バレーボール選手プロフィール Archived January 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine、2011年7月18日閲覧

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"【バレー】清水邦広が代表引退「次の代表の未来は若い選手に託します！凄く頼もしい選手ばかりです！」" (in Japanese). news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

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"中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚 – 芸能ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.

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nikkansports.com. "中島美嘉がクリスマス結婚". Retrieved December 25, 2014.

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"中島美嘉、元バレー日本代表・清水と離婚…東京と大阪拠点「心の距離まで離れ」 – スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.

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"バレー元日本代表主将・清水邦広、再婚相手は「一緒にいて居心地がいい」という女子アナ。良きパートナーを得て"伝道師"として邁進" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

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"バレー清水邦広、再婚を報告「笑顔の絶えない明るい家庭を築く」と決意新た". ORICON NEWS. January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

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"バレー清水邦広、第1子女児誕生を報告「感謝でいっぱいです」「これからもっとがんばりまっせ!!!」". ORICON NEWS. September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.

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