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Yuko Mitsuya

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Yuko Mitsuya
Personal information
Born (1958-07-29) 29 July 1958 (age 68)
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number3
National team
1981–1984 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesTeam
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place1981 Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1982 New DelhiTeam

Yuko Mitsuya (三屋 裕子 Mitsuya Yūko, born 29 July 1958) is a Japanese former volleyball player who was a member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1][2]

Personal life

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Mitsuya is the current president of the Japan Basketball Association[3] and a member of the FIBA Central Board, the highest executive body of FIBA.[4]

National team

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References

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  1. ↑ "Yuko Mitsuya". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Volleyball; U.S. Women Beat China in Volleyball". The New York Times. Associated Press. 4 August 1984. p. 14. Retrieved 10 September 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Nagatsuka, Kaz (29 June 2020). "Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.