Yuko Arakida

Yuko Arakida
Personal information
Born	(1954-02-14)14 February 1954 Tokyo, Japan
Died	16 September 2024(2024-09-16) (aged 70)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number	7
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1974 Mexico Team FIVB World Cup 1977 Japan Team

Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko, 14 February 1954 – 16 September 2024) was a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She was later Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Arakida was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic Games.[1]

In February 2012, Arakida was appointed sports director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Arakida died on 16 September 2024 at the age of 70.[3]

References

1. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)
2. Tokyo 2020 Appoints Gold Medalist As Sports Director Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. "元バレー女子日本代表の荒木田裕子さんが70歳で死去　モントリオール五輪金メダルに貢献". Sankei. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

External links

• Yuko Arakida at Olympedia