Maiko Kano
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 Kano in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maiko Kiriyama (after marriage) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Maiko Kano July 5, 1988 Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 304 cm (120 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 285 cm (112 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maiko Kano (狩野舞子 Kano Maiko, born July 15, 1988) is a former Japanese volleyball player. She was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Kumi Nakada (the coach of Hisamitu Springs) converted her to setter in 2012-13 season.[3]
Marriage
Kano was born on July 5, 1988, in Mitaka City, Tokyo. Fellow volleyball player Miyuki Kano is her elder sister. She became a volleyball player at 10 years old.
She was elected the candidate player of the national team when she was a junior high school student.
Kano announced her marriage to singer and actor Akito Kiriyama on January 3, 2025.[4] The couple’s relationship was first reported in April 2023, they met in 2019 after working together on Fuji TV’s 2019 World Cup Volleyball coverage, where WEST served as special supporters.[5]
Clubs
Hachiouji Jissen Junior High- Hachiouji Jissen High School
- Hisamitsu Springs (2007–2010)
Minerva Volley Pavia (2010-2011)
Beşiktaş (2011[6]-2012)- Hisamitsu Springs (2012–2015)
- PFU BlueCats (2015–2018)
