Tadayoshi Yokota
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| Born | 26 September 1947 Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 2023 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||
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 and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
Yokota died on 9 May 2023, at the age of 75.[3]
References
- ^ "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
- 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
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