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| birth_name = 河村めぐみ
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|07|12}}
| birth_place = [[Kitakyushu]], Japan
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| other_interests = [[Fashion model#Fashion models|Fashion model]]
| sport = Volleyball
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{{nihongo|'''Megumi Kawamura'''|河村めぐみ|Kawamura Megumi|born July 12, 1983}} is a former Japanese volleyball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.ch/vis_web/volley/wgp2002/pdf/match004.pdf|title=P2 Volleyball-Match Result|format=PDF|date=13 July 2002|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|accessdate=3 April 2011}}</ref> and occasional model. She is the tallest fashion model in Japan.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}
! Birthplace
| [[Kitakyushu]]
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! Birthdate
| [[July 12]], [[1983]]
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! Height
| 6 foot 4 inches/ 193 cm
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! Weight
| 154 lb./ 70 kg
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! Hair
| Black
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! Eyes
| Dark Brown
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! Measurements
| 89 - 68 - 91
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! Shoe Size
| 28.5cm
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! Team
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| [[NEC Red Rockets]]
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! Position
| Center
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! Nationality
|Japan
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! Pro Career Span
| 2001-2005
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Kawamura was a member of the national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup, playing middle blocker for [[NEC Red Rockets]]. Wearing number 10 and 15, she stayed with the team until her retirement on August 30, 2005.
'''Megumi Kawamura''' (河村めぐみ; ''Kawamura Megumi'', born [[July 12]],[[1983]] in [[Kitakyushu, Fukuoka|Kitakyushu]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]) is a [[Japan]]ese model and former volleyball player. She is the tallest model in Japan.


==Biography==
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Nicknamed Megu, she was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup playing center position for [[NEC Red Rockets]]. Wearing number 10 and 15, she stayed with the team until her retirement on [[August 30]], [[2005]].
Born in [[Kitakyushu, Fukuoka]], she studied at Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku high school ([[:ja:東九州龍谷高等学校|東九州龍谷高等学校]]) and was a member of the volleyball team there. When she was 11 years old, she was featured in a TV show as Japan's tallest primary school child. She comes from a tall family, with both her father and her brother measuring {{cvt|6|ft|3|in|cm}}. After finishing high school, she joined the volleyball team NEC Red Rockets. She was called up to the [[Japan women's national volleyball team|Japanese national team]] and played in the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup.


Because of her height of {{cvt|193|cm|ftin}}, Kawamura was positioned as a middle blocker.
==Trivia==

*When she was 11 years old, she was featured in at TV show as the Japan's tallest primary schoolchild.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knpHriC20XI Japan's tallest primary schoolchild]('''新日本一背の高い小学生!!''')</ref>
After retiring, Kawamura began her modeling career. In 2005, she participated in a selection pageant for the Japanese representative of [[Miss International 2006]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bidders.co.jp/dap/sv/applex1?type=MISS06#list |title=2005 Miss WEBgenics |access-date=2006-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218062109/http://www.bidders.co.jp/dap/sv/applex1?type=MISS06#list |archive-date=2006-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==TV appearances==
==TV appearances==
*{{ja icon}}[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ラジかる!! ラジかる]
* {{in lang|ja}}[[:ja:ラジかる!!|ラジかる]]


==Awards==
==Awards==
*World Grand Champions Cup Bronze Medal (2001)
* World Grand Champions Cup Bronze Medal (2001)
*The 11th Women's [[V.League (Japan)|V.League]] New Face Award (2004-05)
* The 11th Women's [[V.League (Japan)|V.League]] New Face Award (2004–05)

==See also==
*[[List of famous tall women]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~b-happy/megu-waf.htm 20th year old Kimono Celebration]

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060907231551/http://www.necsports.net/w_volley/news/archive/index.php?filename=050905.html NEC Sports retirement announcement]
*[http://www.bidders.co.jp/dap/sv/applex1?type=MISS06#list 2005 Miss WEBgenics]
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*[http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~b-happy/megu-waf.htm 20th year old Kimono Celebration]
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*[http://www.necsports.net/w_volley/news/archive/index.php?filename=050905.html NEC Sports retirement announcement]


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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kitakyushu]]
[[Category:Japanese volleyball players]]
[[Category:Japanese women's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Japanese fashion models]]
[[Category:Japanese female models]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in volleyball]]

[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games]]

[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen]]

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[[ja:河村めぐみ]]

Latest revision as of 09:21, 15 December 2024

Megumi Kawamura
Personal information
Birth name河村めぐみ
Born (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983 (age 41)
Kitakyushu, Japan
Other interestsFashion model
Sport
SportVolleyball
TeamNEC Red Rockets
Turned pro2001
Retired2005

Megumi Kawamura (河村めぐみ, Kawamura Megumi, born July 12, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player[1] and occasional model. She is the tallest fashion model in Japan.[citation needed]

Kawamura was a member of the national volleyball team that won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup, playing middle blocker for NEC Red Rockets. Wearing number 10 and 15, she stayed with the team until her retirement on August 30, 2005.

Biography

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Born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, she studied at Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku high school (東九州龍谷高等学校) and was a member of the volleyball team there. When she was 11 years old, she was featured in a TV show as Japan's tallest primary school child. She comes from a tall family, with both her father and her brother measuring 6 ft 3 in (191 cm). After finishing high school, she joined the volleyball team NEC Red Rockets. She was called up to the Japanese national team and played in the 2001 World Grand Champions Cup.

Because of her height of 193 cm (6 ft 4 in), Kawamura was positioned as a middle blocker.

After retiring, Kawamura began her modeling career. In 2005, she participated in a selection pageant for the Japanese representative of Miss International 2006.[2]

TV appearances

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Awards

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  • World Grand Champions Cup Bronze Medal (2001)
  • The 11th Women's V.League New Face Award (2004–05)

References

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  1. ^ "P2 Volleyball-Match Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. ^ "2005 Miss WEBgenics". Archived from the original on 2006-02-18. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
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