Mayu Ishikawa (174 cm 😲) - Jumps Incredibly HIGH in Women's Volleyball | Size Doesn't Matter
Mayu Ishikawa (石川 真佑, Ishikawa Mayu, born 14 May 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi, Prefecture. She's a member of the Japan Women's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
She currently plays for the club Toray Arrows. She used to be the captain of Japan U-18 and U-20 national volleyball team.
Personal life
Daughter of Japanese father and Bolivian mother. Ishikawa has one older sister and one older brother, Yūki Ishikawa, who is a member of Japan men's national volleyball team. She was motivated by her siblings to start playing volleyball and her brother would always give good advice about spiking when she was in high school.
Career
She started playing volleyball when she was in the third year of Yahagi Minami Elementary School, in Okazaki city, and joined the local club team Anjo Kita Rabbits.
In 2013, she attended Nagano City Susobana Junior High School, which is known as a strong team. In junior high school, she participated in the "National Junior High School Athletic Meet" for three consecutive years, winning twice in 2013 (1st year) and 2015 (3rd year).
After graduating from junior high school in 2016, she entered Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School, which has a prestigious high school volleyball team. She had become a regular player since the first year and won the "2016 The National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Volleyball Tournament" (Inter-high) by defeating Kinrankai High School with a set count of 3-0. In 2017, she became the ace of the team and at the "69th All Japan Volleyball High School Championship" (Harutaka), she led the team and defeated Shujitsu High School with a straight set in the final round.
In March 2017, Mayu was first registered as a member of Japan women's national under-18 volleyball team and competed as national team representative for the first time at 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship in China. She served as the captain and Japan team won the title.
January 16, 2019, Toray Arrows of the V.League Division 1 announced that Mayu would join the team as an informal player. She debuted in 2018/19 season, in the final 8 round, in the match against Hisamitsu Springs in the starting lineup.
In July 2019, at 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Mexico, Mayu served as the captain of the under-20 national team. Mayu led the team to victory and received the “Most Valuable Player” (MVP) and 2nd “Best Outside Spiker” awards
In the August of the same year, Japan won the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship and Mayu received the same awards at the end of the competition. Her success was evaluated by Kumi Nakada, the director of the Japan senior national team, so she became a member of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup Japanese roster. In the tournament, she was appointed as a starting member in the matches against United States and South Korea, and was the best Japanese scorer in both games.
In 2021 she took part in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League. Mayu was also part of the Japanese women's roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Clubs
Japan Shimokitazawa Seitoku High School (2016-2019)
Japan Toray Arrows (2019-present)
Awards
Individual
2018-2019 All Japan High School Championship - Best Outside Spiker
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Best Outside Spiker
2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Most Valuable Player
2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Most Valuable Player
2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Best Outside Spiker
High school team
2016-17 All Japan High School Championship - Champion, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku
2017-18 All Japan High School Championship - Bronze medal, with Shimokitazawa Seitoku
Club team
2018-19 V.League Division 1 Women's - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
2018-19 Kurowashiki Tournament - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2020-21 V.League Division 1 Women's - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
2020-21 Japanese Empress' Cup - Runner-up, with Toray Arrows
National team
China 2017 Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship - Champion
Mexico 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship - Champion
South Korea 2019 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship - Champion
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