Ai Kurogo

Ai Kurogo
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26)
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height180 cm (71 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
2018–presentJapan Saitama Ageo Medics
National team
2015–2016U-18 national team
2017U-20 national team
2017–2021Senior national team
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bangkok Team

Ai Kurogo (黒後 愛, Kurogo Ai, born (1998-06-14)14 June 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[1]

She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB U20 Women's Volleyball World Championship,[2] 2018 Asian Games,[3] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[4]

Awards

Individual

  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Hitter
  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Most Valuable Player
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Hitter
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Most Valuable Player
  • 2017–18 V.Premier League Women's - Best Face Award

High school

  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball KUROGO Ai". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "Player - Ai Kurogo - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2017". u20.women.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ^ "Favorites Dominate Day 1 Of Women's Volleyball At The 2018 Asian Games". VolleyMob. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ^ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2018-09-21.


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