Yuko Mitsuya (三屋　裕子 ''Mitsuya Yūko'', born July 29, 1958) is a Japanese former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who was a member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Mitsuya is the current president of the

Japan Basketball Association The is the governing body of basketball in Japan. Formed in 1930, it is based in Tokyo. The JBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia. The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball te ...

and a member of the FIBA Central Board, the highest executive body of

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National team

* 1982: 4th place in the

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* 1984: 3rd place in the Olympic Games of Los Angeles

External links

*
Volleybox.net profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsuya, Yuko 1958 births Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Living people Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture Japanese women's volleyball players Olympic medalists in volleyball Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportswomen Volleyball players from Fukui Prefecture