Yumi Maruyama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1957-11-30) 30 November 1957
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Number1
National team
1977-1988 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1978 Soviet Union
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1977 Japan
Silver medal – second place1981 Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team

Yumi Maruyama (née Egami, Japanese: 丸山 由美, née 江上; born 30 November 1957) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was born in Setagaya, and grew up in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. After she attended Shoin Junior and Senior High School, she joined Hitachi Ltd., where she became a captain of the team in 1979.

In 1984, she was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.

Four years later, she finished fourth with the Japanese team in the 1988 Olympic tournament.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yumi Maruyama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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