Risa Shinnabe

Risa Shinnabe
Personal information
Full nameRisa Shinnabe
NicknameRisa
Born (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34)
Kokubu, Kagoshima, Japan
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Spike293 cm (115 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker / Wing Spiker
Current clubHisamitsu Springs
Number3
National team
 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tokyo Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Biñan/Muntinlupa
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei
Montreux Volley Masters
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montreux Team

Risa Shinnabe (新鍋 理沙 Shinnabe Risa, born July 11, 1990) is a retired[2] professional Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She won a bronze medal with the Japanese team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

She announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 29.

  1. ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Olympic Medallist Risa Shinnabe Announces Retirement at Age 29". FIVB. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Risa Shinnabe Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-03.