Sachiko Sugiyama (杉山 祥子, ''Sugiyama Sachiko'', born October 19, 1979) is a
volleyball player from
Japan
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, who competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens, Greece
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, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the
Japan women's national team. Sugiyama played as a middle-blocker.
Clubs
*Fujimi High School →
NEC Red Rockets (1998-)
National team
* Junior National Team (1997)
* National Team (2000–2008)
Honours
*Team
**2003: 5th place in the World Cup in Japan
**2004: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Athens
**2006: 6th place in the World Championship in Japan
**2007: 7th place in the World Cup in Japan
**2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing
*Individual
**1998 5th
V.League New Face award
**2002 8th
V.League Spike award, Best6
**2003 9th
V.League Best6
**2004 10th
V.League Best6, Block award
**2006 12th
V.League Best6, Block award
**2009 2008-09
Premier League Best6, Block award
External links
FIVB biography
1979 births
Living people
Japanese women's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Japan
NEC Red Rockets players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Asian Games medalists in volleyball
Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games
Volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
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