Yuko Arakida

Yuko Arakida
Personal information
Born(1954-02-14)14 February 1954
Tokyo, Japan
Died16 September 2024(2024-09-16) (aged 70)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number7
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico Team
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan Team

Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko, 14 February 1954 – 16 September 2024) was a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She was later Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Arakida was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic Games.[1]

In February 2012, Arakida was appointed sports director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Arakida died on 16 September 2024 at the age of 70.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)
  2. ^ Tokyo 2020 Appoints Gold Medalist As Sports Director Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "元バレー女子日本代表の荒木田裕子さんが70歳で死去　モントリオール五輪金メダルに貢献". Sankei. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.


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