Miiku Iwasawa

Miiku Iwasawa
Personal information
Full nameMiiku Iwasawa
NationalityJapanese
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999
Machida City, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Spike270 cm (106 in)
Block265 cm (104 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubJapan Saitama Ageo Medics
Number19 (national)
12 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2018
2018–present		Japan Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School
Japan Saitama Ageo Medics
National team
2017– Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place2023 Nakhon RatchasimaTeam
U20 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 MexicoTeam

Miiku Iwasawa (岩澤 実育, Iwasawa Miiku; born 13 October 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Saitama Ageo Medics.

Career

Early Years

In her second and final year of high school, she won the All Japan High School Championship.[1]

In 2017, Iwasawa was selected to represent Japan at FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship in Mexico where the team finished with Bronze medal.[2][3]

Professional Years

In March 2018, Saitama Ageo Medics announced that she would join the team.[4] As Akane Yamagishi was the regular libero on the team, she was unable to secure a regular starting position and mainly came on as a subtitute receiver.

In the 2022-23 season, she made her starting member debut in the V.League Division 1 opening match against NEC Red Rockets. The team won the match in straight-sets victory.[5] She also played as the starting libero in the second match against NEC, making a series of excellent receives and contributing to the team's winning streak. She also received the VOM (V.League of the Match) award.[6]

In 2023, she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time.[7]

In 2025, she was selected for the VNL first week's round in Canada. She was registered as an outside hitter rather than libero because she was a substitute receiver.[8] On June 8 the same year, she made her national team debut as a libero in the match against the Dominican Republic in the same round. She supported the team with tenacious defense and contributed to the team's straight-sets victory.[9][10]

Award

Individual

High School Team

  • 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
  • 2017-18 All Japan High School Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School

Club Team

National Team

References

  1. ↑ "【インターハイ】バレーボール女子 下北沢成徳（東京） 14年ぶりV 「昨年の無念」を晴らす". 高校生新聞：10代を応援するニュース＆コンテンツメディア (in Japanese). 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  2. ↑ "第19回世界ジュニア女子選手権大会(U-20)". 公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  3. ↑ "全日本ジュニア女子、フルセットでトルコに勝利し、銅メダルを獲得". バレーボールマガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  4. ↑ "選手入団のお知らせ｜埼玉上尾メディックス". amg.or.jp. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  5. ↑ "【結果・選手コメント】埼玉上尾メディックスvs NECレッドロケッツ". スポーツナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  6. ↑ "【結果・選手コメント】埼玉上尾メディックスvsNECレッドロケッツ". スポーツナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  7. ↑ "2023年度 日本代表選出について｜埼玉上尾メディックス". amg.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  8. ↑ "ネーションズリーグ第1週に向けた女子日本代表メンバーが決定！ リベロの岩澤実育がアウトサイドヒッター登録に". バレーボールキング (in Japanese). 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  9. ↑ "代表デビュー戦で大活躍の岩澤実育「満菜美さんと弥菜美が背中を押してくれた」". バレーボールキング (in Japanese). 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  10. ↑ "１分超の"超絶ラリー"に世界が騒然！岩澤実育がデビュー戦で魂のレシーブを連発「世界最高のリベロがいる」【ネーションズリーグ】". THE DIGEST (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
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