| Native name | 朝日 健太郎 |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of the House of Councillors |
| Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
| Term start | 26 July 2016 |
| Predecessor | Kota Matsuda |
| Birth date | 19 September 1975 (age 50) |
| Birth place | Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hosei University Waseda University |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Currentteammate | Katsuhiro Shiratori |
| Teammates | Koichi Nishimura Satoshi Watanabe |
| Tours (points) | 25 (295) 24 (605) |
| Medaltemplates-expand | yes |
| Medaltemplates-title | Medal record |
Kentaro Asahi (朝日健太郎, Asahi Kentarō, born September 19, 1975) is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and politician. He was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
Asahi played as a center for the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 1990s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship, and later on started a career in beach volleyball. Asahi and teammate Katsuhiro Shiratori represented Japan in beach volleyball at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Asahi began to work for the IT company Forval Corporation in 2011 through a Japanese Olympic Committee athlete hiring program.[2]
In July 2016, Asahi was elected as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Tokyo at-large district for the Liberal Democratic Party.[3]
Honours
- 1998 World Championship — 16th place
References
- ^ "Kentaro Asahi". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Japan's athlete hiring program finding more success as 2020 Olympics approach". The Japan Times. Jiji. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "朝日健太郎氏、当選 自民・東京 元ビーチバレー代表". Asahi Shimbun. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- Kentaro Asahi - profile Archived 2005-02-10 at the Wayback Machine at the All Japan Team