Yūko Sano

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Yuko Sano
Yuko Sano 1.jpg
Sano in 2010! <3
Personal information
Full nameYuko Sano
NicknameRyo
Born (1979-07-26) July 26, 1979 (age 42)
Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Spike270 cm (106 in)
Block260 cm (102 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubofficially retired
National team
Japan
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Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tokyo Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Suphanburi
Silver medal – second place 2011 Taipei
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hanoi

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[]

Team[]

  • 2006-07 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2007 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2007 Asian Club Championship - Med 3.png Bronze Medal with Hisamitsu Springs
  • 2007-08 Empress's Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2008-09 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2009 Empress's Cup - Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Med 3.png Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin

National team[]

Senior Team[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "London 2012 - Women's Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. ^ "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ^ FIVB. "Best Digger". Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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Awards
Preceded by
China Zhang Xian
Brazil Fabiana de Oliveira 		Best Libero of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2008
2014 		Succeeded by
Germany Kerstin Tzscherlich
Russia Anna Malova
Preceded by
Brazil Thaísa Menezes 		Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2014 		Succeeded by
United States Karsta Lowe
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