Yuko Mitsuya

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.

Personal life

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

National team

References

  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.