Taishi Onodera

The native form of this personal name is Ōnodera Taishi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Taishi Onodera (小野寺 太志, Ōnodera Taishi; born 27 February 1996) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture.^[1] He currently plays in the SV.League for Suntory Sunbirds.

Taishi Onodera
Personal information
Full name	Taishi Onodera
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1996-02-27) February 27, 1996 (age 29) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Spike	346 cm (136 in)
Block	323 cm (127 in)
College / University	Tokai University
Volleyball information
Position	Middle Blocker
Current club	Suntory Sunbirds
Number	2
National team
2012–2013 Japan U-19 national team 2015 Japan U-21 national team 2017 Japan U-23 national team 2018–present Japan senior national team
Medal record Men's volleyball Representing  Japan Nations League 2024 Łódź Team 2023 Gdańsk Team Asian Championship 2023 Urmia Team 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team 2019 Iran Team Asian Youth Championship 2012 Tehran Team Asian U23 Championship 2017 Ardabil Team Asian Cup 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team

Onodera sometimes serves as the Japan senior national team's captain.^{[citation needed]}

Clubs

• Tohoku High School (2011–2014)^[2]
• Tokai University (2014–2018)^[1][3]
• JT Thunders Hiroshima (2018–2023)^[4]
• Suntory Sunbirds (2023–Present)^[5]

Awards

V.League Division One

• Season 2018-19: Best 6^[6]
• Season 2019-20: Best Blocker, Best Spiker, Best 6^[7]
• Season 2020-21: Best Blocker, Best 6^[8]
• Season 2021-22: Fair play award^[9]

National Team

• 2023 Asian Championship – Best middle blocker

Personal life

Onodera made an official announcement on his social media account on April 3, 2022, that he and his long-term girlfriend were getting married.^[10][11] He revealed on social media that his wife had given birth to their first child, a son, on September 26, 2022.^[12]