Kana Oyama

Kana Oyama
Kana Oyama
Personal information
Full name	Kana Oyama
Nickname	Kana
Born	June 19, 1984; Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	313 cm (123 in)
Block	299 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
National team
2002-2009	Japan

Kana Oyama (大山加奈 Ōyama Kana, born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place.^[1] Oyama played as a wing-spiker. The Toray Arrows announced her retirement on 29 June 2010.^[2]

While attending Shimokitazawa Seito Gakuen^{[disputed – discuss]} high school, the volleyball team won the high school national championship, with Erica Araki

Oyama was selected for the national team for the Olympic games in Beijing, but declined due to lumbago.

Personal life

Oyama now teaches young children how to play volleyball. Miki Oyama is her younger sister.

Clubs

Seitoku Gakuen High School^{[disputed – discuss]}
Toray Arrows (2003–2010)

Awards

Individual

2003 - 10th V.League New Face award

Team

2004 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2007-2008 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2007-2008 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2008 Domestic Sports Festival - Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows
2008-2009 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
2009-2010 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows

National team

Senior team

2004 - Summer Olympic games in Athens, 5th place

References

^ "Kana Oyama".
^ "Toray website (ja)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

External links

[1] "Kana Oyama".

[2] "Toray website (ja)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

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