Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born 26 June 1972) is a

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player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1992, 1996, and 2008 Olympics. Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the

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Clubs

*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) →

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(2011–2012)

Honours

*1991: 25th Japan Volleyball League New Face award *1992: 26th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6 *1993: 27th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6 *2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing

References

External links

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Volleybox.net profile

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