Masashi Kuriyama

The native form of this personal name is Kuriyama Masashi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Masashi Kuriyama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36)
Saga, Japan[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Spike342 cm (135 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hiiter
Current clubJapan Suntory Sunbirds
Number19 (Suntory Sunbirds) [2]
Career
YearsTeams
2011–presentJapan Suntory Sunbirds
National team
2013–2019Japan Japan

Masashi Kuriyama (栗山 雅史, Masashi Kuriyama, born (1988-07-14)14 July 1988) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Suntory Sunbirds[3] in V.League division 1.

On February 10, 2023, Suntory Sunbirds announced that Masasha Kuriyama was set to retire after the season 2022-2023.[4] The retirement ceremony will be held on Match 18 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ "#19 栗山 雅史 (Kuriyama Masashi)". Suntory Sunbirds (in Japanese). 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ "栗山 雅史 サントリーサンバーズ".
  3. ^ "Team Roster – Japanmen's volleyball team". fivb.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "サントリーサンバーズ 勇退選手のお知らせ サントリーサンバーズ". SUNBIRDS サントリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "【3月18日住吉ホームゲーム】小野選手、栗山選手勇退セレモニーについて サントリーサンバーズ". SUNBIRDS サントリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2023.


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