Miya Fujii (藤井 美弥, Fujii Miya, formerly Miya Sato (佐藤 美弥, Satō Miya), born 7 March 1990) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She announced her retirement from Hitachi Rivale club and the national team on 27 May 2021.[1][2][3]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||
| Born | Miya Sato 7 March 1990 Tsuchizaki-Minato, Akita, Japan | ||||
| Height | 175 cm (69 in) | ||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 284 cm (112 in) | ||||
| Block | 280 cm (110 in) | ||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||
| Number | 12 (national team) 8 (club) | ||||
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She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup,[4] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[5]
Personal life
editOn September 26, 2021, she announced her marriage. She married Naonobu Fujii, a setter of Toray Arrows and Japan men's national volleyball team[6] who died on March 10, 2023, from stomach cancer.
References
edit- ^ ""愛されたセッター"佐藤美弥、東京五輪を前に現役引退を決意…その理由は？「たとえ周りにどう思われようと私は頑張った、って」" (in Japanese). Number. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "【チェンジ】五輪延期で波乱のバレー人生 佐藤美弥引退も「逃げなかったから悔いなし」" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "元代表セッター佐藤美弥さんファンに最後の言葉「努力する過程が心動かす」" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Player - Miya Sato - Women's Grand Champions Cup". grandchampionscup.2017.women.fivb.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "4月1日のプロポーズ「嘘じゃないよね？」藤井直伸＆佐藤美弥《バレー代表セッター同士の仲良し夫婦》が幸せを感じる意外な瞬間". number.bunshun.jp (in Japanese). number.bunshun. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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