was a Japanese

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player and coach.

Life

Born in Kamiagatagun (present-day Tsushima),

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...

, he graduated from Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Commercial High School, where he became a coach after his retirement from active play. He died on December 20, 2013, in Tokyo from stomach cancer.

Player

Suntory Sunbirds is a men's volleyball team based in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan. It plays in V.League Division 1. The club was founded in 1973. The owner of the club is Suntory. Honours ; Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Champions (9): 1994-1 ...

（1988-?） *

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- 1992 * World Cup - 1989, 1991, 1995 *

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- 1990, 1994

Prizes

*1989　Best Hitter *1990　Best 6 *1991　Best 6 *1992　Best 6 *1993　Best Hitter and Best 6

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oura, Masafumi Olympic volleyball players of Japan Japanese volleyball coaches Sportspeople from Nagasaki Prefecture 1969 births 2013 deaths Deaths from stomach cancer Deaths from cancer in Japan Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1990 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games Japanese men's volleyball players Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese people