Hiroko Tsukumo
Encyclopedia
Hiroko Tsukumo is a retired volleyball
player from Japan
, who competed for the Japan women's national team
in the 1990s. She was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship
. Tsukumo played as a libero.
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...
, who competed for the Japan women's national team
Japan women's national volleyball team
The 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...
in the 1990s. She was named Best Digger and Best Receiver at the 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship
1998 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 1998 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
. Tsukumo played as a libero.
Individual awards
- 1998 World Championship "Best Digger"
- 1998 World Championship "Best Receiver"
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Digger"