Yumi Maruyama

Yumi Maruyama (née Egami, Japanese: 丸山 由美, née 江上; born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Yumi Maruyama
Personal information
Born	(1957-11-30) 30 November 1957 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	1
National team
1977–1988 Japan
Honours Women's volleyball Representing Japan Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team World Championship 1978 Soviet Union FIVB World Cup 1977 Japan 1981 Japan Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Team 1982 New Delhi Team

In 1984, Maruyama was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the Olympic tournament.

Four years later, she finished fourth with the Japanese team at the 1988 Olympic tournament.

Club volleyball

After completing high school, Maruyama joined Hitachi Ltd., where she became a captain of the team in 1979.

Personal life

Maruyama was born in Setagaya, and grew up in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. She attended Shoin Junior and Senior High School.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yumi Maruyama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links

• Yumi Maruyama at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile