Miwa Asao

Miwa Asao
Asao competing in Norway in 2008
Personal information
Full name Miwa Asao
Born (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Ayumi Kusano

Miwa Asao (浅尾 美和, Asao Miwa, born 2 February 1986 in Suzuka, Mie) is a female Japanese beach volleyball player. Referred to in media reports as the "pixie of beach volleyball" or simply "pixie of the beach" for her small stature and good looks, Asao helped to popularize beach volleyball in Japan. She became a national celebrity from the many articles written on her in Japanese magazines and newspapers, and through her numerous appearances on television.[2][3]

References

  • Connell, Ryann (May 2, 2008). "Beach volleyball star and Olympic no-show Miwa Asao pays the bills without the skills". Mainichi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  • Fujii, Toshiya (translator) (September 22, 2007). "Asao may swap beach volleyball for showbiz". Japan Today. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  1. 1 2 Official profile Retrieved on 5 July 2009 (in Japanese)
  2. ↑ 内田, 剛樹 (24 February 2007). "浅尾美和："ビーチバレーの妖精"が象に恐怖？　密着ＤＶＤ発売". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "第１回　浅尾美和（ビーチバレー） "春高のアイドル"から"ビーチの妖精"に". Mainichi Shimbun. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2008.


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