Ai Ōtomo
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Career
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In 2008, Hisamitsu Springs announced that Ōtomo would return to active duty.
In 2009, Ōtomo played for JT Marvelous.
In September 2011, due to a right knee injury, Japan Volleyball Association announced that Ōtomo would not play in the World Cup.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Ōtomo was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal in indoor women's volleyball.
In April 2013 JT Marvelous announced Ōtomo's retirement.[2]
Personal life
In January 16, 2006, Ōtomo, who was two months pregnant at the time, married Tatsuo Yamamoto, a professional beach volleyball player. The two divorced in March 2012.
On August 8, 2013, Ōtomo married Hiroyuki Akimoto, who is a Judoka.[3] The couple has four children; her eldest daughter (daughter of Yamamoto), Miku Akimoto, is also a professional volleyball player.[4][5]
Clubs
- SendaiIkuei High School
- NEC Red Rockets (2000–2006)
- Hisamitsu Springs (2008–2009)
- JT Marvelous (2009–2013)
Awards
Individual
- 1999 Asian Youth Championship – Best server award
- 2000 Asian Junior Championship – Server award
- 2001 2000–01 V.Premier League – 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 Tournament – 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
- 2013 62nd Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Best 6
Team
- 2001 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2002 8th V.League – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2003 9th V.League – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2004 10th V.League – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2008–09 V.Premier League – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Hisamistu Springa
- 2009–10 V.Premier League – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
- 2010–11 V.Premier League – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with JT Marvelous
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with JT Marvelous
National team
Senior team
- 2002 World Championship – 13th place
- 2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place
- 2010 World Championship – Bronze medal
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion
- 2012: File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London
Junior team
- 2000 World Youth Championship – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion
References
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Japan
- Sportspeople from Sendai
- Volleyball players from Sendai
- NEC Red Rockets players
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Japanese women's volleyball players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Asian Games bronze medalists in volleyball