Sarina Koga
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| Sarina Koga | |||||||
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 Koga in 2017 | |||||||
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| Full name | Sarina Nishida | ||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||
| Born | May 21, 1996 Saga, Japan | ||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 307 cm (121 in) | ||||||
| Block | 290 cm (114 in) | ||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||
| Current club | Retired | ||||||
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| Last updated: August 2024 | |||||||
Sarina Koga (古賀 紗理那, Koga Sarina; born May 21, 1996) or Sarina Nishida (西田 紗理那, Nishida Sarina) is a Japanese retired volleyball player who used to be captain of the Japan women's national volleyball team.
Koga won the bronze medal at the 2013 U23 World Championship with Japan's U23 national team. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in women's volleyball.[1] Koga retired after the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Koga played with the Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' High School team, winning the 2011 All-Japan Junior High School championship and receiving the Excellent Player award.[4][5] She won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Youth Girls Championship as part of the National Junior team; she also won the Most Valuable Player award at and Best Scorer of the tournament.[6]
In October 2013, Koga competed in the 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship and won the bronze medal. Koga was named one of the best outside spikers, and selected for the competition's all star team, by the FIVB website.[7]
On 23 January 2015, NEC Red Rockets announced her joining the team.[8]
Koga won a silver medal in the 2024 VNL. She announced on July 2024 that the 2024 Paris Olympics would be her final tournament as her decision of retirement.[2][3]
Clubs
- Kumamoto Shin-ai Girls' High School
- NEC Red Rockets (2015–2024)
