Kaori Inoue (井上香織 Inoue Kaori, born October 21, 1982) is retired a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. On the 23 September 2008, Airybees announced her marriage. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her retirement was announced in 2015.[2]
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| Full name | Kaori Inoue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | killer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 21, 1982 Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 286 cm (113 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Clubs
edit- Hikami High School → Denso Airybees (2001-)
Awards
editIndividuals
edit- 2007 2006-07 V.Premier.League Block awards, Best 6 awards
- 2008 2007-08 V.Premier.League Best 6 awards
- 2008 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship Most Valuable Player
Team
edit- 2008 2007-08 Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier -
Runner-up, with Denso. - 2008 57th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship -
Champion, with Denso. - 2010 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Denso.
National team
edit- 2009 Asian Championship -
Bronze medal - 2010 World Championship - Bronze medal
- 2012 Olympics - Bronze medal
References
edit- ^ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "女子バレー井上香織 現役引退へ ロンドン五輪銅メダルに貢献 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-19.