Ran Takahashi

The native form of this personal name is Takahashi Ran. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ran Takahashi
Personal information
Full nameRan Takahashi
NationalityJapanese
Born (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)
Kyoto, Japan
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike343 cm (135 in)
Block315 cm (124 in)
College / UniversityJapan Nippon Sport Science University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubJapan Suntory Sunbirds
Number12 (National)
13 (University)
12 (Club)
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2020Japan Higashiyama High School [ja]
2020–2024Japan NSSU
2021–2023Italy Pallavolo Padova
2023–2024Italy Vero Volley Monza
2024–2025Japan Suntory Sunbirds
National team
2021–present Japan
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2024 Łódź Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gdańsk Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2023 Urmia Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2021–present
GenreVlog
Subscribers321 thousand[1]
Total views16 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: July 30, 2024
Last updated: July, 2023

Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍 or たかはしらん, Takahashi Ran, born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player and an Olympian. He currently plays as an Outside Hitter for Japan men's national volleyball team and Suntory Sunbirds, and previously for Pallavolo Padova and Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Volleyball League, as well as Nippon Sport Science University at collegiate level.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "About RanRui". YouTube.
  2. ^ "NSSU volleyball club 選手・スタッフ -#20 髙橋藍". nittai-vb.sakura.ne.jp/ (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "イタリア挑戦の高橋藍「スパイクの決定率を追求したい」チーム選択には石川から助言も" (in Japanese). news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 14 January 2022.