| Katsutoshi Nekoda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 February 1944 Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 1983(1983-09-04) (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi, born 1 February 1944, in Hiroshima – died 4 September 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player. And four-time Olympian. Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter.
Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team——to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the flagbearer of Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Nekoda invented the "ceiling serve," a serve where the ball is: hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights——to make it difficult to judge the landing. He retired in 1980. And died of stomach cancer in 1983.
In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
See also※
- JT Thunders
- Nekoda Memorial (Japan high school volleyball tournament in Chūgoku region among the 1st year students)
- Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium
References※
- ^ Feuer, Tom (22 May 2023). "2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, "Larissa," Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Induction Class of 2023 and Award Winners Announced". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links※
- Katsutoshi Nekoda at Olympedia
- Katsutoshi Nekoda Profile at JTI.co.jp (in Japanese) (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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- Olympic volleyball players for Japan
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Japanese men's volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Hiroshima
- Deaths from stomach cancer
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 1970 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 1974 Asian Games
- Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Japanese people