Ai Ōtomo
| Ai Yamamoto | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ai Yamamoto | ||
| Nickname | You | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Spike | 310 cm (122 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle Blocker | ||
| Current club | JT Marvelous | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| National team | |||
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Ai Yamamoto (山本 愛, Yamamoto Ai , born March 24, 1982 in Sendai) is a female volleyball player from Japan. Her maiden name was Ai Otomo (大友 愛, Ōtomo Ai).
Profiles
- She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. She played as a middle-blocker.
- In 2006, she was two months pregnant when she had a shotgun wedding with Tatsuo Yamamoto, a professional beachvolleyball player.
- In 2008, Hisamitsu Springs announced that she was to return to active duty.
- In 2009, she moved to JT Marvelous.
Clubs
SendaiIkuei High School- NEC Red Rockets(2000-2006)
- Hisamitsu Springs (2008-2009)
- JT Marvelous (2009-)
Awards
Individual
- 1999 Asian Youth Championship - Best server award
- 2000 Asian Junior Championship - Server award
- 2001 2000-01 V.Premier League - New face award
- 2002 51th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Best6
- 2005 54th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Best6
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Best6
- 2010 2009-10 V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Best6
Team
- 2001 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship -
Champion, with NEC Red Rockets. - 2002 8th V.League -
Runner-Up, with NEC Red Rockets. - 2003 9th V.League - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets.
- 2004 10th V.League - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets.
- 2008-2009 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Runner-Up, with Hisamistu Springa.
- 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous.
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous.
National team
Senior team
- 2002 World Championship - 13th place
- 2004 Summer Olympics - 5th place
Junior team
- 2000 World Youth Championship - Champion.
References
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