Asako Tajimi

Asako Tajimi (多治見麻子 Tajimi Asako, born 26 June 1972) is a Japanese former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the Japanese women's national volleyball team at the 1992, 1996, and 2008 Olympics.[1]

Asako Tajimi
Personal information
Full nameAsako Tajimi
NicknameAsako
Born (1972-06-26) 26 June 1972
Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Spike308 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number9 (1992)
12 (1996)
2 (2008)
National team
1991-2008 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place1998 Bangkok Team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 St. PetersburgTeam

Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games.[2]

Clubs

Honours
  • 1991 25th Japan Volleyball League New Face award
  • 1992 26th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6
  • 1993 27th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6
  • 2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing

References
  1. "Asako Tajimi". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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