Nichika Yamada
NationalityJapanese
Birth date24 February 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeAichi, Japan[1]
Height1.86 m
Weight73 kg
Spike288 cm
Block310 cm
PositionMiddle Blocker
CurrentclubNEC Red Rockets
Currentnumber11 (national)
5 (club)
Years 12015–2018
Club 1Toyohashi Central High School
Years 22018–present
Club 2NEC Red Rockets
Nationalyears 12019
Nationalteam 1U-20 national team
Nationalyears 22020–present
Nationalteam 2Senior national team

Nichika Yamada (山田 二千華, Yamada Nichika, born 24 February 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]

Career

She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship,[3] 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship,[4] 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, and 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[5]

She plays for NEC Red Rockets.[6]

References

  1. ^ "山田 二千華 (Nichika Yamada)" (in Japanese). NEC Red Rockets. 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ "Volleyball YAMADA Nichika". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Player - Nichika Yamada - FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship 2017". u18.girls.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ^ "Player - Nichika Yamada - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2019". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ^ volleyballworld.com. "Japan VNL 2021". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. ^ "NEC Red Rockets Valley / V League Volleyball Women's Japan National Team Participation Announcement". Japan NEWS. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.