Ran Takahashi | Monster of the Vertical Jump | Men's VNL 2024 

Ran Takahashi | Monster of the Vertical Jump | Men's VNL 2024. Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍 or たかはしらん, Takahashi Ran, born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese male 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.
On December 19, Ran debuted in the Italian Volleyball League as a substitute in the third set against Modena Volley.[15][16] Pallavolo Padova announced that Ran has renewed his contract with the club for Season 2022-2023.[17] He was nominated MVP of the match against Valsa Group Modena for the first time in Italian league.[18]
From 2023 until 2024, Vero Volley Monza signed with Ran Takahashi for the Italian Volleyball League.[19] He later signed with Suntory Sunbirds and is set to make his debut in the Japanese Volleyball League.
At the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, Ran made his second Olympics appearance alongside Japan men's national volleyball team. They reached the quarterfinals but eventually lost to Italy men's national volleyball team.
Clubs
Japan Higashiyama High School [ja] (2017-2020)
Japan Nippon Sport Science University (2020-2024)[21]
Italy Pallavolo Padova (2021-2023)[22][23]
Italy Vero Volley Monza (2023-2024)
Japan Suntory Sunbirds (2024-2025)
Personal information
Full name Ran Takahashi
Nationality Japanese
Born 2 September 2001 (age 22)
Kyoto, Japan
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Spike 343 cm (135 in)
Block 315 cm (124 in)
College / University Japan Nippon Sport Science University
Volleyball information
Position Wing spiker/Outside hitter
Current club Japan Suntory Sunbirds
Number 12 (National)
13 (University)
12 (Club)
Career
Years Teams
2017-2020 Japan Higashiyama High School [ja]
2020-2024 Japan NSSU
2021-2023 Italy Pallavolo Padova
2023-2024 Italy Vero Volley Monza
2024-2025 Japan Suntory Sunbirds
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