Yuko Mitsuya (三屋 裕子 Mitsuya Yūko, born July 29, 1958) is a former volleyball player from Japan who was a member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Born | July 29, 1958 Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan | (age 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Personal life edit
Mitsuya is the current president of the Japan Basketball Association[2] and a member of the FIBA Central Board, the highest executive body of FIBA.[3]
National team edit
- 1982: 4th place in the World Championship
- 1984: 3rd place in the Olympic Games of Los Angeles
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References edit
- ^ "Yuko Mitsuya". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (29 June 2020). "Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "First FIBA Central Board meeting for new term convenes in Manila on eve of World Cup Final". FIBA. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.