Katsutoshi Nekoda
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| Born | 1 February 1944 Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 1983 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi, born 1 February 1944, in setter.[1]
Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the flagbearer of Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
Nekoda invented the ceiling serve, a serve where the ball is hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights to make it difficult to judge the landing.[3] He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983.[1]
In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the
International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
See also
- JT Thunders
- Nekoda Memorial (Japan high school volleyball tournament in Chūgoku region among the 1st year students)
- Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium
References
- ^ a b c d Feuer, Tom (22 May 2023). "2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, Larissa, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame. 22 May 2023. Archivedfrom the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
- Katsutoshi Nekoda at Olympedia
- Katsutoshi Nekoda Profile at JTI.co.jp (in Japanese) (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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