Shoko Takayanagi

Shoko Takayanagi
Personal information
Full nameShoko Takayanagi (-Yoshida)
Born (1954-09-13) 13 September 1954 (age 70)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10
National team
1976–1978 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1978 Soviet Union Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan Team

Shoko Takayanagi (高柳 昌子, Takayanagi Shōko) (born 13 September 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.

Takayanagi was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]

References

  1. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)