Yuko Mitsuya (三屋 裕子 Mitsuya Yūko, born July 29, 1958) is a former volleyball player from Japan 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]

Yuko Mitsuya
Personal information
BornJuly 29, 1958 (1958-07-29) (age 66)
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number3
National team
1981–1984 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team

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.