is a Japanese former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

and in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. In 1968, he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later, in 1976, he won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

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1945 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Japan Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in volleyball Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1966 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1970 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub