Yūko Sano
| Yuko Sano | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Yoko Sano | ||
| Nickname | Ryo | ||
| Born |
July 26, 1979 Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] | ||
| Spike | 270 cm (106 in) | ||
| Block | 260 cm (102 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Libero | ||
| Current club | officially retired | ||
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Yuko Sano (佐野 優子 Sano Yuko, born July 26, 1979 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a retired volleyball player from Japan. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Afterwards Sano was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the event.
Career
Sano played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Libero.[3] Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.[4]
Clubs
Awards
Individuals
- 2003 9th V.League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award.
- 2006 Women's CEV Champions League : Best Libero award.
- 2007 2006-07 V.Premier League : Best Libero award.
- 2007 Asian Club Championship "Best Receiver"
- 2007 14th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship : Best Receiver award
- 2007 Volleyball World Cup : Best Receiver award, Best Digger award.
- 2008 2007-08 V.Premier League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award
- 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Libero"
- 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Digger"
- 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Receiver"
- 2009 2008-09 V.Premier League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award, Excellent Player award
- 2011 World Cup "Best Digger"[5]
- 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Receiver"
- 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Libero"
- 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Libero"
- 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"
Team
- 2006-07 V.Premier League -
- 2007 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship -
- 2007 Asian Club Championship -
- 2007-08 Empress's Cup -
- 2008-09 V.Premier League -
- 2009 Empress's Cup -
- 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship -
- 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup -
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup -
National team
Senior Team
- 2007 Asian Championship -
- 2009 Asian Championship -
- 2010 World Championship -
- 2011 Asian Championship -
- 2012 Olympics -
- 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix -
References
- ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "London 2012 - Women's Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ↑ FIVB. "Best Digger". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
External links
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Preceded by  |
Best Libero of FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 2014 |
Succeeded by  |
| Preceded by |
Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2014 |
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