Yuko Mitsuya

Yuko Mitsuya
Personal information
Born	July 29, 1958 (1958-07-29) (age 66) Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	3
National team
1981–1984  Japan
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team FIVB World Cup 1981 Japan Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team

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]

Personal life

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

• 1982: 4th place in the World Championship
• 1984: 3rd place in the Olympic Games of Los Angeles

External links

• Yuko Mitsuya at Olympedia
• Volleybox.net profile

References

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.