Tomoko Yoshihara

Tomoko Yoshihara
Personal information
Born (1970-02-04)4 February 1970
Uryū District, Hokkaido, Japan
Hometown Tokyo
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Spike 305 cm (120 in)
Block 295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Current club Pioneer Red Wings
National team
 Japan

Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 Yoshihara Tomoko, born 4 February 1970 in the Uryū District, Hokkaido) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. She captained the 2004 Olympic squad.[1] Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker. She was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship.

After retiring in 2006, she completed a master's programme at the University of Tsukuba. Since 1 June 2015, she has been the manager of the JT Marvelous volleyball team.[1]

Honours

Individual awards

References

  1. 1 2 "谷亮子氏、党にとどまり参院選立候補を断念" [Former Olympic Volleyball Captain, Ms. Tomoko Yoshihara, becomes JT Manager] (in Japanese). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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