Tadayoshi Yokota
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Tadayoshi Yokota is a former volleyball
player from Japan
, 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
.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
.
National team
- 1968: 2nd place in the Olympic Games of Mexico CityVolleyball at the 1968 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. The Olympic Committee initially dropped volleyball for the 1968 Olympics, meeting protests.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
- 1970: 3rd place in the World ChampionshipVolleyball World ChampionshipThe FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
- 1972: 1st place in the Olympic Games of MunichVolleyball at the 1972 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
- 1974: 3rd place in the World ChampionshipVolleyball World ChampionshipThe FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...
- 1976: 4th place in the Olympic Games of MontrealVolleyball at the 1976 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...