is a Japanese retired

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player. She competed at the

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and

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Career

Ōtomo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. She took fifth place with the Japan women's national team. She played as a middle-blocker. In 2008, Hisamitsu Springs announced that Ōtomo would return to active duty. In 2009, Ōtomo played for

JT Marvelous , formerly the , is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco, Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. History Osaka Marvelous was established in 1956. Honours Domestic competitions ;V.League (Japane ...

. In September 2011, due to a right knee injury, Japan Volleyball Association announced that Ōtomo would not play in the

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Ōtomo was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal in indoor women's volleyball. In April 2013 JT Marvelous announced Ōtomo's retirement.

Personal life

On January 16, 2006, Ōtomo, who was two months pregnant at the time, married Tatsuo Yamamoto, a professional beach volleyball player. The two divorced in March 2012. On August 8, 2013, Ōtomo married

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, who is a

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. The couple has four children; her eldest daughter (daughter of Yamamoto), Miku Akimoto, is also a professional volleyball player.

Clubs

*SendaiIkuei High School *

NEC Red Rockets is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC. The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challen ...

(2000–2006) *

Hisamitsu Springs is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe, Hyogo, Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu, Saga, Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League (Japan), V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948. In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from ...

(2008–2009) *

(2009–2013)

Awards

Individual

*1999 Asian Youth Championship – Best server award *2000 Asian Junior Championship – Server award *2001 2000–01 V.Premier League – New face award *2002 51st

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

– Best6 *2005 54th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – Best6 *2009 58th

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

– Best6 *2010 2009–10 V.Premier League – Best 6 *2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Best6 *2011 2010–11 V.Premier League – Best 6 *2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – MVP, Best6 *2013 62nd Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Best 6

Team

*2001

–

Champion, with NEC Red Rockets *2002 8th V.League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with NEC Red Rockets *2003 9th V.League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with NEC Red Rockets *2004 10th V.League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with NEC Red Rockets *2008–09 V.Premier League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs *2009 58th

–

Runner-Up, with Hisamistu Springa *2009–10 V.Premier League – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous *2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous *2010–11 V.Premier League – Simple cup icon

Champion, with JT Marvelous *2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Simple cup icon

Champion, with JT Marvelous

National team

Senior team

*2002

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– 13th place *2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place *2010

– Bronze medal *2011

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–

Champion *2012: Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London

Junior team

*2000 World Youth Championship – Simple cup icon

Champion

References

External links

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FIVB Biography
1982 births Living people Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan Sportspeople from Sendai Volleyball players from Sendai NEC Red Rockets players 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 Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese sportswomen Asian Games bronze medalists in volleyball {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub