Miwa Asao
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FullnameMiwa Asao
Born2 February 1986
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
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 Asao competing in Norway in 2008 | |||
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| Full name | Miwa Asao | ||
| Born | 2 February 1986 Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | ||
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Miwa Asao (浅尾 美和, Asao Miwa; born 2 February 1986 in Suzuka, Mie) is a female Japanese beach volleyball player. Referred to in media reports as the "pixie of beach volleyball" or simply "pixie of the beach" for her good looks, Asao helped to popularize beach volleyball in Japan. She became a national celebrity from the many articles written on her in Japanese magazines and newspapers, and through her numerous appearances on television.[2][3]
Asao attended Mie Prefecture Tatsutsu Commercial High School.
