Yuko Mitsuya

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Yuko Mitsuya
Mitsuya in 1976
Personal information
BornJuly 29, 1958 (1958-07-29) (age 65)
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number3
National team
1981–1984 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team

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]

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]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yuko Mitsuya". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (29 June 2020). "Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "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.