Ai Kurogo

Ai Kurogo
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
2018–present 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
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. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. 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.