Ai Ōtomo
| Ai Ōtomo | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ai Ōtomo | ||
| Nickname | You | ||
| Born | March 24, 1982 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Spike | 310 cm (122 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle Blocker | ||
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| Women's Volleyball | ||
Representing  Japan
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2012 London | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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2010 Japan | Team |
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2001 Japan | Team |
Ai Ōtomo (大友 愛, Ōtomo Ai , born March 24, 1982 in Sendai) is a female volleyball player from Japan. Her name before the divorce is Ai Yamamoto.(山本 愛)
Career
- She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. She took 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 beach volleyball player.
- In 2008, Hisamitsu Springs announced that she would return to active duty.
- In 2009, she moved to JT Marvelous.
In September 2011, due to a right knee injury, Japan Volleyball Association announced that she would not play in the World Cup.[1]
In April 2013 JT annouced her retirement.[2]
On 8 August 2013, Ai married Hiroyuki Akimoto who is a Judoka.[3]
Clubs
- SendaiIkuei High School
- NEC Red Rockets(2000–2006)
- Hisamitsu Springs (2008–2009)
- JT Marvelous (2009-2013)
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 51st 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
- 2011 2010-11 V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - MVP, Best6
- 2013 62th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Best 6
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.
- 2010-11 V.Premier League - Champion, with JT Marvelous.
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Champion, with JT Marvelous.
National team
Senior team
- 2002 World Championship - 13th place
- 2004 Summer Olympics - 5th place
- 2010 World Championship - Bronze medal
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Champion
- 2012:
Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London
Junior team
- 2000 World Youth Championship - Champion.
References
- ^ Japan Volleyball Assosiation. "山本愛選手の怪我による全日本女子離脱について" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ JT Marvelous. "谷口雅美選手、大友愛選手、吉澤智恵選手、西山慶樹選手退部のお知らせ". Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ^ msn sankei news. "バレー大友愛さんと柔道の秋本啓之が結婚". Retrieved 2013-08-30.
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