Katsutoshi Nekoda

Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi, born February 1, 1944 in Hiroshima – died September 4, 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player.

Katsutoshi Nekoda

Personal information
Born	1944
Died	1983
Medal record Men's Volleyball Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team Competition 1968 Mexico City Team Competition 1964 Tokyo Team Competition

He was the member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball team as a setter. He is the man who invented the ceiling serve, a serve where the ball is hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights to make it difficult to judge the landing. He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983.

See also

• JT Thunders
• Nekoda Memorial (Japan high school volleyball tournament in Chūgoku region among the 1st year students)
• Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium

External links

• Katsutoshi Nekoda
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.