is a former

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player from

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, who played as a middle blocker for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He played at the

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, finishing in sixth place. He finished in tenth place at the 1998 World Championship in Japan.

Honours

* 1992 Olympic Games — 6th place * 1998 World Championship — 16th place

References

Profile

External links

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Volleybox.net profile
1970 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1990 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games 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 sportsmen Volleyball players from Miyazaki Prefecture {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub