Yuriko Handa

Japanese volleyball player

Yuriko Handa
Yuriko Handa at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1940-03-31) March 31, 1940 (age 84)
Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan[1]
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportVolleyball
ClubNichibo Kaizuka
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1962 Soviet Union Team

Yuriko Handa (半田 百合子, Handa Yuriko, born 31 March 1940) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches [ja],[2] at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Yuriko Handa sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Remembering Volleyball's 'Oriental Witches' - The New York Times

External links

  • Video of the moments of victory and of awarding gold medal in 1964 Tokyo Olympics
  • Yuriko Handa at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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Japan squad1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
  • Aoki
  • Handa
  • Honda
  • Isobe
  • Kasai
  • Masuo
  • K. Matsumura
  • Y. Matsumura
  • Miyamoto
  • Shinozaki
  • Tanida
  • Yamada
  • Coach: Daimatsu
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Japan women's volleyball squad1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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