Nanami Seki
{{Short description|Japanese volleyball player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
|name=Nanami Seki
|fullname=Nanami Seki
|nationality=Japanese
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|06|12|df=y}}
|height={{Convert|1.71|m|ftin|abbr=out}}
|weight={{Convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=out}}
|spike=280cm
|nationalteam={{JPN}}
|nationalyears=2019–present
|position=Setter
|currentclub={{flagicon|ITA}} Imoco Volley
|currentnumber=6
|years1=2015–2018
|team1={{flagicon|JAP}} Kashiwai High School
|years2=2018–2024
|team2={{flagicon|JAP}} Toray Arrows
|years3=2024–
|team3={{flagicon|ITA}} Imoco Volley
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's Volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|FIVB Nations League}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Bangkok|Team}}
}}
{{Family name hatnote|Seki|lang=Japanese}}
Nanami Seki (関 菜々巳, Seki Nanami, born 12 June 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player in the setter position.{{Cite web |title=Nanami Seki » clubs |url=https://women.volleybox.net/nanami-seki-p20453 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Women Volleybox |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=#6 関 菜々巳 {{!}} 東レアローズ女子バレーボール部 {{!}} TORAY |url=https://www.toray-arrows.jp/women/team/member/n_seki.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.toray-arrows.jp}} She has been a part of the Japan women's national volleyball team since 2019.{{Cite web |title=Players - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/en/vnl/2019/women/teams/jpn-japan/players |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=en.volleyballworld.com}}
Career
Nanami was born in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture and she has an older sister. She was inspired by her older sister to start playing volleyball in her second grade of elementary school.{{Citation |title=日本文化出版 |date=2022-10-08 |url=https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E5%87%BA%E7%89%88&oldid=91858649 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=日本代表初選出。東レ・関菜々巳「ベスト6、最優秀新人賞は周りの方々のおかげ。チームの中心選手として引っ張っていける存在になりたい」 |url=https://vbm.link/29581/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=バレーボールマガジン |language=ja}}
Nanami decided to enroll at Kashiwai High School after watching the All Japan Volleyball High School Championship when she was in Junior High.
In 2016 she was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship and placed second at the tournament.{{Cite web |title=第18回アジアジュニア女子選手権大会(U-19) - 国際大会｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/international2016/asiajuniorwomen/#member |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www.jva.or.jp}}
From 2018 to 2024 she competed in V.League (Japan) as a player of Toray Arrows.
With her national team, she participated in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Japan Women's World Championship 2022 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/women-worldchampionship-2022/teams/5194/players/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}} 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Volleyball Nations League 2022 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/vnl-2022/players/151944 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-06-19 |title=[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Spikers Enjoy Stellar Start at Women's Volleyball Nations League {{!}} JAPAN Forward |url=https://japan-forward.com/japan-sports-notebook-japan-spikers-enjoy-stellar-start-at-womens-volleyball-nations-league/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=japan-forward.com |language=en-US}} and 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=VNL 2023 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/vnl-2023/players/151944 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Japan top VNL table with third win at home |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/vnl-2023/news/japan-top-vnl-table-with-third-win-at-home |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}
Awards and individual honors
=Club=
- 2024 Club World Championship – 16px Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2024–25 CEV Champions League – 16px Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
References
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External links
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{{Japan women's volleyball team 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Japan women's international volleyball players
Category:Japanese women's volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Japan
Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen
Category:Sportspeople from Funabashi
Category:Volleyball players from Chiba Prefecture
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