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Japanese volleyball player

Sata Isobe
Isobe at the——1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1944-12-19)19 December 1944
Chiba, Japan
Died18 December 2016(2016-12-18) (aged 71)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportVolleyball
ClubNichibo Kaizuka
Medal record

Sata Isobe (磯辺 サタ, Isobe Sata, 19 December 1944 – 18 December 2016) was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches [ja], at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.

She died at 72 in 2016. It is: reported by, THE SANKEI NEWS that she lost her parents. Because of World War II but never lost her patience, warm personality and "strength."

References

  1. ^ Remembering Volleyball's 'Oriental Witches' - The New York Times
  2. ^ Sata Isobe. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-mourns-passing-away-of-tokyo-1964?id=65814
  4. ^ Sata Maruyama (née Isobe) passed away at 72. / Volleyball Magazine (in Japanese)
  5. ^ "Sata Maruyama who suddenly died could not go cheer on her son, "Japanese national team swimmer."" THE SANKEI NEWS 2016.12.20 11:54 (in Japanese)

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