Yuko Arakida ( Jap. 荒木 田裕子 , Eng. Yuko Arakida ; born February 14, 1954 , Tadzavako (now part of Semboku ), Akita Prefecture Japan ) is a Japanese volleyball player attacking. Champion of the 1976 Summer Olympics , World Champion 1974 .
| Yuko Arakida | |
|---|---|
| 田裕子 | |
| personal information | |
| Floor | female |
| Full name | Yuko Arakida |
| A country |  Japan |
| Specialization | volleyball player (attacker) |
| Club | completed career |
| Date of Birth | February 14, 1954 (65 years) |
| Place of Birth | Tadzavako , Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Sports career | ... —1978 |
| Growth | 173 cm |
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Biography
In elementary school, Yuko Arakida, following the example of her brothers, started playing basketball, but later switched to volleyball. She played for the Akita Prefectural High School team in Kakunodate , and in 1972 was accepted into one of Japan's strongest teams, Hitati Musashi, which she played for until the end of her playing career in 1978, becoming the 5-time champion of the country with her.
In 1973, Yuko Arakida made her debut in the Japanese team in the first World Cup in Uruguay . Silver medals were for the volleyball player the first award at the level of national teams, but in subsequent years the performances for the national team (until 1977) Arakida together with her team won only gold, becoming the world champion and the Asian Games in 1974 , and in 1975 the winner of the first Asian championship , in 1976 - the Olympic champion , and in 1977 - the owner of the World Cup , after which she ended her career in the national team.
In 1980, Arakida received an international coaching certificate and for a number of years worked as a coach in Switzerland and Germany . In the 2010s, for a number of years she was a member of the Executive Committee and chairman of the Committee of Athletes of the Olympic Council of Asia . Currently a member of the National Olympic Committee of Japan [1] , a member of the organizing committee of the Summer Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo [2] . In 2012, Arakida was the manager of the Japan women's volleyball team, which won bronze medals at the London Olympics [3] .
Club career
- ... —1972 - "Kakunodate Akita High School" ( Kakunodate );
- 1972-1978 - Hitati Musashi ( Kodaira ).
Achievements
Clubhouse
- 5-time champion of Japan - 1974-1978;
- silver (1973) and bronze (1972) winner of the championships of Japan.
With the Japanese team
- Olympic champion 1976 .
- world champion 1974 .
- winner of the 1977 World Cup ;
- 1973 World Cup silver medalist.
- 1974 Asian Games champion .
- Asian champion 1975 .
Notes
Links
Literature
- Volleyball. Encyclopedia / Comp. V.L. Sviridov, O.S. Chekhov. Tomsk: Janson Company - 2001.