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Yumi Maruyama

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Yumi Maruyama
Personal information
Born (1957-11-30) 30 November 1957 (age 66)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number1
National team
1977–1988 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1978 Soviet Union
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Japan
Silver medal – second place 1981 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team

Yumi Maruyama (née Egami, Japanese: 丸山 由美, née 江上; born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

In 1984, Maruyama was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the Olympic tournament.

Four years later, she finished fourth with the Japanese team at the 1988 Olympic tournament.

Club volleyball

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After completing high school, Maruyama joined Hitachi Ltd., where she became a captain of the team in 1979.

Personal life

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Maruyama was born in Setagaya, and grew up in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. She attended Shoin Junior and Senior High School.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yumi Maruyama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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