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| Born | 26 September 1947 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 2023 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tadayoshi Yokota (横田 忠義 Yokota Tadayoshi, 26 September 1947 – 9 May 2023) was a Japanese volleyball player, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[2]
Yokota died on 9 May 2023, at the age of 75.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "五輪男子バレー金の横田さん インターハイ５３年ぶり出場 母校多度津高を激励". BUSINESS LIVE 四国新聞社 (in Japanese). 18 March 2023.
- ↑ Olympic results
- ↑ "ミュンヘン五輪で初の「金」、横田忠義さん死去…男子バレーのエース「全日本のビッグスリー」". Yomiuri. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
National team
[edit]- 1968: 2nd place in the Olympic Games of Mexico City
- 1970: 3rd place in the World Championship
- 1972: 1st place in the Olympic Games of Munich
- 1974: 3rd place in the World Championship
- 1976: 4th place in the Olympic Games of Montreal
External links
[edit]- Tadayoshi Yokota at Olympedia
- Tadayoshi Yokota at InterSportStats
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