Yusuke Inaba
Japanese water polo player (born 2000)
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Yusuke Inaba (稲場 悠介, Inaba Yūsuke, born 11 April 2000) is a Japanese water polo player.
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| Nationality | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 2000 Toyama, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
| Club | CC Ortigia | ||||||||||||||
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He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics[1][2] and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Born in Toyama, Japan in 2000. Graduated from Toyama Municipal Horikawa Junior High School and Daiichi Gakuin High School, a correspondence school.[3]
In 2017, he joined VK Budva in Montenegro, and in 2018, he moved to CSM Digi Oradea in Romania.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018.[5]
He was the top scorer in the FINA Water Polo World League for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019,[4] and was the top scorer for the third time in the 2021 World League. In 2021, he participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Japan.[5]
He won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2022.[5] He participated as the ace of the Japanese national team at the Paris Olympics held in France in 2024.[6]
He participated as the captain of the Japanese national team at the 2025 World Championships held in Singapore in July 2025.[7]
Club
- 2017
VK Budva - 2018-2019
CSM Digi Oradea - 2020
Sporting Club Quinto - 2021-2022 Pallanuoto Trieste
- 2023- CC Ortigia
