Sata Isobe (磯辺 サタ, Isobe Sata, 19 December 1944 – 18 December 2016) was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches [ja],[1] at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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![]() Sata Isobe (right) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1944-12-19)19 December 1944 Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 December 2016(2016-12-18) (aged 71) Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Volleyball | ||||||||||||||||
Club | Nichibo Kaizuka | ||||||||||||||||
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She died at 72 in 2016. It is reported by THE SANKEI NEWS that she lost her parents because of World War II but never lost her patience, warm personality and strength.[4][5]
Japan squad – 1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Japan women's volleyball squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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