Miwa Asao

Japanese beach volleyball player

Miwa Asao

Asao competing in Norway in 2008

Personal information

Full name

Miwa Asao

Born

(1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 38)
Suzuka, Mie, Japan

Height

1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[1]

Weight

54 kg (119 lb)^[1]

Beach volleyball information

Current teammate

Teammate
Ayumi Kusano

Miwa Asao (浅尾美和, Asao Miwa, born 2 February 1986 in Suzuka, Mie) is a female Japanese beach volleyball player. Referred to in media reports as the "pixie of beach volleyball" or simply "pixie of the beach" for her good looks, Asao helped to popularize beach volleyball in Japan. She became a national celebrity from the many articles written on her in Japanese magazines and newspapers, and through her numerous appearances on television.^[2]^[3]

Education

Asao attended Mie Prefecture Tatsutsu Commercial High School.

Career

After graduating from high school, she signed a contract with artist Kawahe Shunichi to develop her career as a beach volleyball player and model.

She started her volleyball career in 2000 and officially became a beach volleyball player in 2004.

Retirement

On December 10, 2012, Asao announced her retirement.

On April 2, 2013, she married an ordinary person.

On December 16, 2014, a baby boy was born.

On November 27, 2016, a second baby boy was born.

References

Connell, Ryann (May 2, 2008). "Beach volleyball star and Olympic no-show Miwa Asao pays the bills without the skills". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
Fujii, Toshiya (translator) (September 22, 2007). "Asao may swap beach volleyball for showbiz". Japan Today. Retrieved 18 October 2007. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

^ ^a ^b Official profile Retrieved on 5 July 2009 (in Japanese)
^ 内田, 剛樹 (24 February 2007). "浅尾美和："ビーチバレーの妖精"が象に恐怖？密着ＤＶＤ発売". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
^ "第１回浅尾美和（ビーチバレー） "春高のアイドル"から"ビーチの妖精"に". Mainichi Shimbun. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2008.