Yūzō Nakamura
Japanese volleyball player (1942–2010)
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Yūzō Nakamura (中村 祐造, Nakamura Yūzō; April 24, 1942 – July 20, 2010) was a Japanese volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hyōgo Prefecture.
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| Born | 24 April 1942 Himeji, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2010 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||
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In 1964, he was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Eight years later, in 1972, he won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.
Nakamura died at the age of 68 on 20 July 2010 due to thalamic hemorrhage.[1]
