Yuko Arakida

Japanese volleyball player

Yuko Arakida
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1954-02-14) February 14, 1954 (age 70)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number7
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan Team

Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko) (born 14 February 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She is now Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Yuko was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]

In February 2012, Yuko was appointed sports director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)
  2. ^ Tokyo 2020 Appoints Gold Medalist As Sports Director Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Olympedia Profile: Yuko Arakida
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Japan squad1974 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
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  • Iida
  • Kanesaka
  • Kato
  • Koyama
  • Matsuda
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  • Saito
  • Shirai
  • Yano
  • Yokoyama
  • Coach: Yamada
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Japan women's volleyball squad1976 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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Japan squad1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Gold medal
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