Shoma Tomita
{{Short description|Japanese volleyball player (born 1997)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Tomita|lang=Japanese}}
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| full_name = Shoma Tomita
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| nationality = {{JPN}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|06|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Mishima, Shizuoka
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| height = 190 cm
| weight = 80 kg
| spike = 342 cm
| block = 320 cm
| college = Chuo University
| position = Outside hitter
| currentclub = Panasonic Panthers
| currentnumber = Club #5
National Team #11
| years1 = 2022 - 2024
| team1 = Toray Arrows
| years2 = 2024-2025
| team2 = Panasonic Panthers
| nationalyears1 = 2022 - present
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{{MedalSport | Men's volleyball }}
{{MedalCountry | {{vb|JPN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Nations League}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Gdańsk|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Cup }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Nakhon Pathom|Team}}
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{{nihongo|Shoma Tomita|富田将馬 or とみた しょうま|Tomita Shoma|born June 20, 1997}}, is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the Panasonic Panthers at club level. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team.{{Cite web |title=2020年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/ryujin_nippon/member/index2020/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.jva.or.jp}}{{Cite web |title=2021年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/ryujin_nippon/member/index2021/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.jva.or.jp}}{{Cite web |title=2022年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/ryujin_nippon/member/index2022/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.jva.or.jp}}
Career
In 2019, he was given a contract to play for the Toray Arrows as an informal player.{{Cite web |title=活動スケジュール・トピックス {{!}} 東レアローズ男子バレーボール部 {{!}} TORAY |url=https://www.toray-arrows.jp/men/schedule/topics/detail.html?key=117B4FF5C15BCF3249258492001BEF70 |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.toray-arrows.jp}} He debuted in V.League, 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Men.
In 2020, he was elevated to the Japan men's national volleyball team.{{Cite web |title=2020年度男子日本代表チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ｜男子日本代表｜公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 |url=https://www.jva.or.jp/ryujin_nippon/member/index2020/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.jva.or.jp}}
He was a member of Japan's team for the 2022 AVC Cup. Japan won the silver medal,which was the best result Japan got in AVC Cup history.{{Cite web |title=富田将馬 |url=https://vbnext.com/tag/%e5%af%8c%e7%94%b0%e5%b0%86%e9%a6%ac/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=VOLLEYBALL NEXt |language=ja}}
Personal life
He started playing volleyball in 4th grade and eventually played for Chuo University.{{cite news |title=【バレー】男子日本代表 富田将馬を支えた恩師の存在。中学に部活がなかった少年をつなぎとめた2人だけのパス（月刊バレーボール） |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/428c0d578f642f0fc95bd58ea67513638f36c10f |access-date=17 October 2022 |work=Yahoo!ニュース |language=ja}}
On October 1, 2021, he announced his marriage with his college girlfriend.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-05 |title=男子日本代表の富田将馬が入籍を発表 {{!}} 月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 |url=https://www.getsuvolley.com/211005_tomita_omedeto |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=月バレ.com【月刊バレーボール】 {{!}} 月刊バレーボールが運営するバレー情報サイト |language=ja}}
Individual awards
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- 2021-22 Japan V.League Division 1 - 20px Best Digger{{Cite web |title=一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構 |url=https://vleague.jp/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vleague.jp/men/player_detail/3872 Player Profile] at V.League
- [https://volleybox.net/shoma-tomita-p40954 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
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Category:Japanese men's volleyball players