Akiko HASEGAWA

Beach Volleyball

Training hard to secure a place on Japan’s Olympic team.

I wish to become an athlete who gives all supporters a sense of excitement and energy.
I am pouring all my strength into whatever I can do now to gain everyone’s support. Focusing on the future, I am building up sustainable endurance and training hard every day in order to convey to everyone the joy of achieving goals.

PROFILE

Akiko HASEGAWA

Event:: Beach Volleyball
Date of Birth:: November 30, 1985
Hometown:: Koto City, Tokyo
Height:: 175cm
My Favorites:: Yoga

I took up indoor volleyball at the invitation of a friend when I was in grade 3 of elementary school. After attending Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls Junior & Senior High School and Aoyama Gakuin University, I joined the NEC Red Rockets, contributing significantly to the team winning two consecutive titles in the Volleyball Summer League. In 2015, I switched to beach volleyball, winning several championships both in Japan and overseas. I joined NTT in April 2018.

PURPOSE

Goals for this season

We will create a world-class team with the aim of gaining a ranking of 15th or higher on the World Tour.

RESULTS

Main achievements

World Ranking: 30th (highest-ranking Japanese player as of May 21, 2018)
2018 Athlete designated under the High Performance Program of the JOC (for the first half of the year)
2018 Asian Games Japanese Team Qualifying Competition: Runner-up participated in the Asian Games as a member of the Japanese team
2017 31st Beach Volleyball Japan: Winner
2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2017 Agadir: Runner-up
2017 Italian National Tour: Winner
2017 Beach Volleyball Marathon in Italy: Winner

PLAYERS INFO *Japanese Version Only