Ai Kurogo

Ai Kurogo
Personal information
NicknameRoy
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998
Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Spike306 cm (120 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
College / UniversityShimokitazawa Seitoku High School
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite, Outside Hitter
Current clubGreece AEK Women's Volleyball Club
Numberunknown
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2022Japan Toray Arrows
2022–2026Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
2026–Greece AEK Women's Volleyball Club
National team
2015–2016U-18 national team
2017U-20 national team
2017–2021, 2024Senior national team
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place2024 BangkokTeam

Ai Kurogo (黒後 愛, Kurogo Ai; born (1998-06-14)14 June 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[1]

She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB U20 Women's Volleyball World Championship,[2] 2018 Asian Games,[3] 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,[4] 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship,[5] 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League,[6] 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League[7] and the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League[8] where Japan won the silver medal for the first time in their Volleyball Nations League history. From the 2026/2027 season onwards, she will play for the Greek first division team AEK Women's Volleyball Club.[9]

Awards

Individual

  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Hitter
  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Most Valuable Player
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Hitter
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Most Valuable Player
  • 2017–18 V.Premier League Women's - Best Face Award

High school

  • 2015-16 All Japan High School Championship - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School
  • 2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School

References

  1. ↑ "Volleyball KUROGO Ai". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Player - Ai Kurogo - FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship 2017". u20.women.2017.volleyball.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Favorites Dominate Day 1 Of Women's Volleyball At The 2018 Asian Games". VolleyMob. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ↑ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  5. ↑ "2018 All Japan Women's National Volleyball Team - Firebird Nippon 2018". sitenoise.com. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  6. ↑ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2021". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  8. ↑ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2021". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  9. ↑ TBS Volleyball on Instagram
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