Yūko Sano

Yuko Sano (佐野 優子, Sano Yuko, born July 26, 1979 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a retired volleyball player from Japan. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Yuko Sano
Sano in 2010
Personal information
Full nameYoko Sano
NicknameRyo
Born (1979-07-26) July 26, 1979
Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Spike270 cm (106 in)
Block260 cm (102 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubofficially retired
National team
Japan
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2010 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
2014 Tokyo Team
Asian Championship
2007 Suphanburi
2011 Taipei
2009 Hanoi

She played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in third place, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Afterwards Sano was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the event.

Career

Sano played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Libero.[3] Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.[4]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Team
  • 2006-07 V.Premier League - Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2007 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2007 Asian Club Championship - Bronze Medal with Hisamitsu Springs
  • 2007-08 Empress's Cup - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2008-09 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2009 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
  • 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin

National team

Senior Team
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References
  1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "London 2012 - Women's Volleyball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. "Guangdong beat Zurich 3-1 to claim Women's Club World Champs bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. FIVB. "Best Digger". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
Awards
Preceded by
Zhang Xian
Fabiana de Oliveira		 Best Libero of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2008
2014		 Succeeded by
Kerstin Tzscherlich
Anna Malova
Preceded by
Thaísa Menezes		 Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2014		 Succeeded by
Karsta Lowe
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