Tadayoshi Yokota

Japanese volleyball player (1947–2023)

Tadayoshi Yokota
Personal information
Born(1947-09-26)26 September 1947
Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan[1]
Died9 May 2023(2023-05-09) (aged 75)
Medal record
Men's Volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team competition

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 and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

Yokota died on 9 May 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Olympic results
  3. ^ "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

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Japan men's volleyball squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Japan men's volleyball squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
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Japan squad – 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – 7th place
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