Mami Yokota

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Japanese volleyball player (born 1997)

FullnameMami Yokota

NationalityJapanese

Born (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 28)
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan

Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Mami Yokota

Personal information

Full name

Mami Yokota

Nationality

Japanese

Born

(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 28)
Toyota City, Aichi, Japan

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

62 kg (137 lb)

Spike

298 cm (117 in)

Block

285 cm (112 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Middle blocker

Current club

PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku

Number

Career

Years	Teams
2013–2016 2016-2020 2020-2024 2024-2025 2025-present	Furukawa Gakuen High School Tokai University Denso Airybees Queenseis Kariya PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku

National team

2019–2023

Japan

Honours

Women's Volleyball

Representing Japan
Asian Championship
	2023 Nakhon Ratchasima	Team
AVC Eastern Zonal Championship
	2018 Zhangjiagang	Team
FISU World University Games
	2019 Naples	Team
	2017 Taipei	Team
VTV International Volleyball Cup
	2017 Hai Duong	Team

Mami Yokota (横田真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.

Mami's younger sister, Sayaka Yokota is also a professional volleyball player. Both sisters play in the SV.League.^[1]

Career

Early Years

In her second year at Tokai University, she was selected as a member of the All Japan Universiade Team for 2017 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup in Hai Duong, Vietnam and 2017 FISU World University Games in Taipei.^[2]^[3]

In 2018, she was a starting player in every match at the 2018 AVC Eastern Zonal Championship, leading the team to victory with 5–0 records.^[4]^[5]

In July 2019, she was also a starting player in every match at the 2019 FISU World University Games. The team finished with the bronze medal which their third consecutive medal win.^[6]^[7]

Professional Years

In November 2019, Denso Airybees announced that she would join the team in 2020, along with Tamaki Matsui and Satomi Fukudome.^[8]^[9] She made her starting player debut on October 17, in the opening match against Hisamitsu Springs.

In 2022, she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time. She made her starting player debut in VNL match against Poland on June 14.^[10] She was also selected for 2022 World Championship.^[11]^[12]

In 2023, she was selected for 2023 Asian Championship in Thailand where the team won the bronze medal.^[13]^[14]

In 2024, it was announced that she would leave Denso at the end of 2023–24 season.^[15] In June the same year, it was announced that she would join Queenseis Kariya along with her sister Sayaka and Ayano Sato.^[16]

In May 2025, it was announced that she would leave Queenseis.^[17] In June the same year, it was announced that she would join PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.^[18]

Award

Individual

2017-18 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Server
2019-20 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Middle Blocker MIP
2020-21 V.League Division 1 Women's - Best Newcomer
2021-22 V.League Division 1 Women's - Fair Play

University Team

2016-17 Kanto University Autumn League - - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University
2016-17 Kanto University Spring League - - Runner-up, with Tokai University
2017-18 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with Tokai University
2017-18 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University
2018-19 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with Tokai University
2018-19 Kanto University Spring League, - Champion, with Tokai University
2019-20 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University
2019-20 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with Tokai University

Club Team

2020-21 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Denso Airybees
2023-24 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - - Runner-up, with Denso Airybees

National Team

2017 FISU World University Games - - Runner-up
2017 VTV International Volleyball Cup - - Champion
2018 AVC Eastern Zonal Championship - - Champion
2019 FISU World University Games - - Bronze Medal
2023 Asian Championship - - Bronze Medal

References

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Early Years

Professional Years

Individual

University Team

Club Team

National Team

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