Mio Satō
Japanese volleyball player
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Mio Satō (佐藤 澪, Satō Mio; born 12 February 1993) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the NEC Red Rockets.[1][2] She also played for the Japan women's national volleyball team.[3]
| Mio Satō | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mio Satō | ||
| Nickname | Mio | ||
| Born | February 12, 1993 Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan | ||
| Hometown | Yamagata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Spike | 250 cm (98 in) | ||
| Block | 240 cm (94 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Libero | ||
| Current club | NEC Red Rockets | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| National team | |||
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Career
Satō was born in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. She became a volleyball player at 7 years old,[4] and played as Libero at 13 years old.
While attending the Yamagata Municipal Commercial High School, Her team won fifth place at the national highschool tournament.[5][6] In April 2011 Satō joined Shokei Gakuin University, her team qualified National Sports Festival and Empress's Cup in October 2014.
On 31 October 2014 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis announced her joining.[7] She is the first premier league player from Shokei Gakuin's alumnus.[8]
On 6 April 2015 she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team,[9] Satō competed 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.
On 1 August 2019 NEC Red Rockets announced her joining the club.[10]
Clubs
Takiyama Sports Club[3]- Yamagata Municipal Dairoku Junior High School
- Yamagata Municipal Commercial High School
- Shokei Gakuin University (2011-2015)
- Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2015-2018)
- NEC Red Rockets (2019-)
National team
- 2015 - 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (5th place)