Katsutoshi Nekoda
Japanese volleyball player (1944–1983)
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Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi; born 1 February 1944, in Hiroshima – died 4 September 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player and four-time Olympian.[1] Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter.[1]
Hiroshima, Japan
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| Born | 1 February 1944 Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 1983 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the flagbearer of Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
Nekoda invented the ceiling serve, a serve where the ball is hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights to make it difficult to judge the landing.[3] He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983.[1]
In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
See also
- JT Thunders
- Nekoda Memorial (Japan high school volleyball tournament in Chūgoku region among the 1st year students)
- Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium
