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{{short description|Japanese volleyball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
| name          = Asako Tajimi
| fullname      = Asako Tajimi
| nickname      = Asako
| image         = Asako Tajimi, 2007-11-06.jpg
| imagesize     = frameless
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1972|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Mitaka, Tokyo|Mitaka]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| death_date    =
| hometown      =
| spike         = 308 cm
| block         =
| height        = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}
| weight        = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| position      = Middle blocker
| currentclub   = 
| teamnumber    = 9 (1992)<br>12 (1996)<br>2 (2008)
| nationalyears = 1991–2008
| nationalteam  = {{vbw|JPN}}
| medaltemplates    =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1994 Goodwill Games|1994 Saint Petersburg]]|[[Volleyball at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Women's team rosters|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] |[[Volleyball at the 1994 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]] |[[Volleyball at the 1998 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}}
}}

'''Asako Tajimi''' (多治見麻子 ''Tajimi Asako'', born 26 June 1972) is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] former [[volleyball]] player and three-time Olympian. She competed with the [[Japan women's national volleyball team|Japanese women's national volleyball team]] at the 1992, 1996, and 2008 Olympics.<ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52522 |title=Asako Tajimi |website=Olympedia |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306220032/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52522 |archive-date=6 March 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tajimi helped Japan win the bronze medal at the [[1994 Goodwill Games]] in [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="Todor-Goodwill">{{Cite web |url=http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1994.html |last=Krastev |first=Todor |website=Todor66.com |title=Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429132611/http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Other/Women_Goodwill_1994.html |archive-date=29 April 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Clubs==
*HachioujiJissen High School → Hitachi (1999–2001) → [[Pioneer Red Wings]](2001–2011) → [[Hitachi Rivale]] (2011–2012)

==Honours==
*1991: 25th Japan Volleyball League New Face award
*1992: 26th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6
*1993: 27th Japan Volleyball League Block award, Best 6
*2008: 5th place in the Olympic Games of Beijing

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
* [https://women.volleybox.net/asako-tajimi-p11222 Volleybox.net profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210839/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/asako-tajimi-1.html Sports-reference.com profile] (archived)

{{Japan women volleyball team 1992 Olympics}}
{{Japan women volleyball team 1994 World Championship}}
{{Japan women volleyball team 1996 Olympics}}
{{Japan women volleyball team 2008 Olympics}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
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[[Category:Pioneer Red Wings players]]
[[Category:Olympic volleyball players for Japan]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:People from Mitaka, Tokyo]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1994 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball]]
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[[Category:Middle blockers]]
[[Category:Japan women's international volleyball players]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from Tokyo Metropolis]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in volleyball]]