Kaori Inoue (井上香織 ''Inoue Kaori'', born October 21, 1982) is retired a

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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 plays for

Denso Airybees is a women's volleyball team based in Nishio city, Aichi, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1972. The owner of the team is Denso. Honours Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League *Runners-up (1): 2007-2008 *Regu ...

. On the 23 September 2008 Airybees announced her marriage. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Her retirement was announced in 2015.

Clubs

*Hikami High School →

(2001-)

Awards

Individuals

*2007 2006-07 V.Premier.League Block awards, Best 6 awards *2008 2007-08 V.Premier.League Best 6 awards *2008

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship , is a volleyball tournament in Japan. Kurowashiki () means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers. History *1952 - It started as All Japan V ...

Most Valuable Player

Team

*2008 2007-08 Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier - Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with Denso. *2008 57th

Champion, with Denso. *2010

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 Denso.

National team

*2009

Asian Championship An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

- Bronze medal *2010

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

- Bronze medal *2012

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

- Bronze medal

References

External links

FIVB BiographyDenso Official Website Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inoue, Kaori Living people 1982 births Olympic volleyball players of Japan Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in volleyball Japanese women's volleyball players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese women