Liane Sato
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September 9, 1964 (age 61)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Defensive specialist (national team)
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| Born | Liane Lissa Sato September 9, 1964 (age 61) Santa Monica, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | San Diego State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter (college) Defensive specialist (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Liane Lissa Sato (born September 9, 1964) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States and two-time Olympian. Sato won the bronze medal with the United States national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2] She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she finished in seventh place.[1][3] She was a defensive specialist with the national team.[3]
Sato was inducted into the Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2019.[1]
Sato played volleyball at Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California and led her team to the state title in 1981.[3]
College
Sato was a setter at San Diego State University, and was an All-American in 1986.[3]
Sato was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]
