Kana Oyama

Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 Ōyama Kana , born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the #13 jersey. There she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place. Oyama played as a wing-spiker. Toray announced her retirement on 29 June 2010.[1]

Kana Oyama
Personal information
Full nameKana Oyama
NicknameKana
Born(1984-06-19)June 19, 1984
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike313 cm (123 in)
Block299 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
National team
 Japan 2003-2009

Profiles

  • While attending Seitoku Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the high school national championship, with Erica Araki.
  • She was selected for the national team for the Olympic games in Beijing, but declined due to lumbago.
  • Miki Oyama is her younger sister.
  • She retired due to back pain on 29 June 2010.

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Team

  • 2004 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007-2008 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007-2008 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2008 Domestic Sports Festival - Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows
  • 2008-2009 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows

Senior team

  • 2004 - Summer Olympic games in Athens, 5th place

References

  1. "Toray website (ja)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.


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