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from

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. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the

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. She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in

. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the

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. Afterwards Sano was named ''Best Digger'' and ''Best Receiver'' at the event.

Career

Sano played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Libero. Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.

Clubs

* Kitasaga High School * Unitika (1998–2000) * Toray Arrows (2000–2003) *

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(2004–2006) * Hisamitsu Springs (2006–2010) * Igtisadchi Baku (2010-2012) * Galatasaray Daikin (2012-2013) * Voléro Zürich (2013-2014) * Denso Airybees (2013-2014)

Awards

Individuals

*2003 9th V.League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award. *2006

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: Best Libero award. *2007 2006-07 V.Premier League : Best Libero award. * '' 2007 Asian Club Championship "Best Receiver"'' *2007 14th

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: Best Receiver award *2007 Volleyball World Cup : Best Receiver award, Best Digger award. *2008 2007-08 V.Premier League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award * '' 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Libero"'' * '' 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Digger"'' * '' 2008 Olympic Qualifier "Best Receiver"'' *2009 2008-09 V.Premier League : Best Libero award, Servereceive award, Excellent Player award * '' 2011 World Cup "Best Digger"'' * '' 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Libero"'' * '' 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"''

Team

* 2006-07 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2007 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2007 Asian Club Championship - Bronze Medal with Hisamitsu Springs * 2007-08 Empress's Cup - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2008-09 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2009 Empress's Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin *

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- Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin

National team

Senior Team

*2007 Asian Championship - Gold medal *2009 Asian Championship - Bronze medal *2010

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- Bronze medal *2011 Asian Championship - Silver medal *2012

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- Bronze medal *2014

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- Silver medal

References

External links

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Yūko Sano
at FIVB.org Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2008 * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sano, Yuko Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1979 births Living people Olympic volleyball players for Japan Sportspeople from Takatsuki, Osaka Volleyball players from Osaka Prefecture Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in volleyball Japanese women's volleyball players Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Liberos Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Asian Games bronze medalists in volleyball