Shoko Takayanagi

Shoko Takayanagi (高柳 昌子, Takayanagi Shōko) (born 13 September 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.

Shoko Takayanagi
Personal information
Full nameShoko Takayanagi (-Yoshida)
Born (1954-09-13) 13 September 1954
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10
National team
1976-1978 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1978 Soviet UnionTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1977 JapanTeam

Takayanagi was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]

References

  1. "1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)


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