Takako Shirai (白井貴子 Shirai Takako, Korean: 윤정순, Hanja: 尹貞順, born 18 July 1952) is a former volleyball player from Japan and two-time Olympian who was a member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1][2][3] Shirai also helped Japan win the silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] She was an outside hitter.[1]
| Takako Shirai | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Takako Shirai (-Takagi) | ||
| Born | 18 July 1952 Okayama, Okayama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 8 (1972) 5 (1976) | ||
| National team | |||
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Honours | |||
Shirai became a key player in the rise of the Japanese women in the 1970s. She helped the Japanese women secure a gold medal at the 1974 FIVB World Championship in Mexico.[2] She was also key in Japan's gold medal win at the 1977 FIVB World Cup in Japan.[1]
In 2000, Shirai became an inductee of the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts.[1]
National team
edit- 1972 — 2nd place in the Olympic Games of Munich
- 1974 — 1st place in the World Championship
- 1976 — 1st place in the Olympic Games of Montreal
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Takako Shirai". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Takako Shirai". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Herman, Robin (31 July 1976). "Japan's Women Top Russians in Volleyball". The New York Times. p. 34. Retrieved 1 October 2024. (subscription required)
