Ai Otomo
Encyclopedia
- To see the tennis player, see Ai Yamamoto (tennis)
- To see the musician, see Ai Yamamoto (musician)
is a female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Her maiden name was .
Carrier
- She competed at the 2004 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national teamJapan women's national volleyball teamThe Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is the volleyball national team of Japan, currently ranked 3rd by the FIVB...
. She played as a middle-blocker. - In 2006, she was two months pregnant when she had a shotgun wedding with Tatsuo Yamamoto, a professional beachvolleyball player.
- In 2008, Hisamitsu Springs announced that she was to return to active duty.
- In 2009, she moved to JT Marvelous.
In September 2011 due to right knee injury, Japan Volleyball Assosiation announced that she can not play in World Cup
2011 FIVB Women's World Cup
The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4–18, in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom...
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Clubs
SendaiIkuei High School NEC Red RocketsNEC Red Rockets
is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the team is NEC.The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC’s corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League tournament...
(2000–2006) Hisamitsu Springs
Hisamitsu Springs
Hisamitsu Springs is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1948....
(2008–2009) JT Marvelous
JT Marvelous
JT Marvelous is a women's volleyball team owned by Japan Tobacco Ltd., and based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League.-Honours:Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League*Champion :2010-11*Runners-up : 2006-2007, 2009–10...
(2009-)
Individual
- 1999 Asian Youth Championship - Best server award
- 2000 Asian Junior Championship - Server award
- 2001 2000-01 V.Premier LeagueV.League (Japan)The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association....
- New face award - 2002 51st Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Best6
- 2005 54th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Best6
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball TournamentKurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament,is a volleyball tournament in Japan.Kurowashiki means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers.-History:...
- Best6 - 2010 2009-10 V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Best6
- 2011 2010-11 V.Premier League - Best 6
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - MVP, Best6
Team
- 2001 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship -
Champion, with NEC Red Rockets. - 2002 8th V.LeagueV.League (Japan)The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association....
- Runner-Up, with NEC Red Rockets. - 2003 9th V.League - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets.
- 2004 10th V.League - Champion, with NEC Red Rockets.
- 2008-2009 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball TournamentKurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament,is a volleyball tournament in Japan.Kurowashiki means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year at Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers.-History:...
- Runner-Up, with Hisamistu Springa. - 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous.
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous.
- 2010-11 V.Premier League - Champion, with JT Marvelous.
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Champion, with JT Marvelous.
Senior team
- 2002 World Championship2002 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
- 13th place - 2004 Summer Olympics - 5th place
- 2010 World Championship2002 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
- Bronze medal - 2011 Montreux Volley Masters - Champion