Sata Isobe
Japanese volleyball player (1944–2016)
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Sata Isobe (磯辺 サタ, Isobe Sata; 19 December 1944 – 18 December 2016) was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches,[1] at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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Born19 December 1944
Chiba, Japan
Died18 December 2016 (aged 71)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Isobe at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 December 1944 Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 2016 (aged 71) Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Volleyball | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nichibo Kaizuka | |||||||||||||||||
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She died in 2016 at the age of 72. It is reported by The Sankei News that she lost her parents because of World War II but never lost her patience, warm personality and strength.[4][5]
