Asako Tajimi
Japanese volleyball player
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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]
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| Full name | Asako Tajimi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Asako | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1972 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 308 cm (121 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 (1992) 12 (1996) 2 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.[2]
Clubs
- HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → Pioneer Red Wings(2001–2011) → Hitachi Rivale (2011–2012)
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
