Kana Oyama (大山加奈 ''Ōyama Kana'', born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese

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player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place. Oyama played as a wing-spiker. The Toray Arrows announced her retirement on 29 June 2010.

Profiles

*While attending Seitoku Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the high school national championship, with Erica Araki *She was selected for the national team for the Olympic games in Beijing, but declined due to

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. * Miki Oyama is her younger sister. *She retired due to back pain on 29 June 2010.

Clubs

* Seitoku Gakuen High School * Toray Arrows (2003–2010)

Awards

Individual

*2003 - 10th V.League New Face award

Team

*2004 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2007-2008

Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2007-2008 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2008 Domestic Sports Festival - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows *2008-2009 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows *2009-2010 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Toray Arrows

National team

Senior team

*2004 - Summer Olympic games in Athens, 5th place

References

External links

FIVB biography
1984 births Living people People from Tokyo Japanese women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of Japan Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub