Tomoko Yoshihara

Tomoko Yoshihara
Tomoko Yoshihara
Personal information
Born	4 February 1970 (age 54); Uryū District, Hokkaido, Japan
Hometown	Tokyo
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	10 (1992); 5 (1996); 1 (2004)
National team
1990–2004	Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing Japan
Goodwill Games
Asian Games

Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 Yoshihara Tomoko, born 4 February 1970) is a former volleyball player from Japan who competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Summer Olympics. Yoshihara captained the 2004 Olympic squad. She was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Brazil, where she finished in seventh place. She won a bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. Yoshihara played as a middle blocker.

Coaching

In June 2015, Yoshihara was named the head coach of the JT Marvelous volleyball team.

Personal life

After retiring from playing volleyball in 2006, Yoshihara completed a master's programme at the University of Tsukuba.

Honours

1990: 8th place in the World Championship
1991: 7th place in the World Cup
1992: 5th place in the Olympic Games
1994: 3rd Place in the Goodwill Games
1994: 7th place in the World Championship
1995: 6th place in the World Cup
1996: 9th place in the Olympic Games
2003: 5th place in the World Cup
2004: 5th place in the Olympic Games

Individual awards

1994 World Championship "Best Server"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "谷亮子氏、党にとどまり参院選立候補を断念" [Former Olympic Volleyball Captain, Ms. Tomoko Yoshihara, becomes JT Manager] (in Japanese). 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Tomoko Yoshihara". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

External links

[joc20150528-1] "谷亮子氏、党にとどまり参院選立候補を断念" [Former Olympic Volleyball Captain, Ms. Tomoko Yoshihara, becomes JT Manager] (in Japanese). 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[VBox-2] "Tomoko Yoshihara". Volleybox.net. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[Todor-Goodwill-3] Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.