Yuko Arakida

Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko) (born 14 February 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She is now Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Yuko Arakida
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	February 14, 1954 Tokyo, Japan
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team

She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]

In February 2012, Yuko Arakida was appointed Sports Director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

1. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)
2. Tokyo 2020 Appoints Gold Medalist As Sports Director Archived February 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine