Yuko Arakida
Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko) (born 14 February 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She is now Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1954 Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
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She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]
In February 2012, Yuko Arakida was appointed Sports Director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)
- Tokyo 2020 Appoints Gold Medalist As Sports Director Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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