(born October 6, 1969 in

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) is a former

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player from

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

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. He also competed in the 1998 World Championship, where he placed 16th.

Honours

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

References

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Volleybox.net Profile

1969 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 people {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub