National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
鹿屋体育大学
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Type	National
Established	1981 (1981)
President	Masao Matsushita^[1]^[2]
Undergraduates	769^[3]
Postgraduates	35^[3]
Doctoral students	38^[3]
Address	Shiromizu-cho 1, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan 891 2393
Website	www.nifs-k.ac.jp/en/index.html

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya (鹿屋体育大学, Kanoya Taiiku Daigaku) is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.

Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the Beijing Olympics, including Athens Olympics swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata.

Four players participated by swimming and a bicycle also the London Olympic Games.

Alumnus

Ai Shibata
Noriyuki Sugasawa

References

^ "Officers and directors". 1 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ 役員等 (in Japanese). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 学生数［大学紹介］ (in Japanese). National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya. Retrieved 18 February 2018.