Miya_Sato_(volleyball_player,_born_1990)

Miya Sato (volleyball player, born 1990)

Miya Sato (volleyball player, born 1990)

Japanese volleyball player (born 1990)

Not to be confused with Miya Sato.

Miya Fujii (藤井 美弥, Fujii Miya, formerly Miya Sato (佐藤 美弥, Satō Miya), born (1990-03-07)7 March 1990) is a retired Japanese female volleyball player. She announced her retirement from Hitachi Rivale club and the national team on 27 May 2021.[1][2][3]

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She was part of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup,[4] and the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[5]

Personal life

On September 26, 2021, she announced her marriage. She married Naonobu Fujii, a setter of Toray Arrows and Japan men's national volleyball team[6] who died on March 10, 2023, from stomach cancer.

References

  1. [1]
    ""愛されたセッター"佐藤美弥、東京五輪を前に現役引退を決意…その理由は？「たとえ周りにどう思われようと私は頑張った、って」" (in Japanese). Number. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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    "【チェンジ】五輪延期で波乱のバレー人生 佐藤美弥引退も「逃げなかったから悔いなし」" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "元代表セッター佐藤美弥さんファンに最後の言葉「努力する過程が心動かす」" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Player - Miya Sato - Women's Grand Champions Cup". grandchampionscup.2017.women.fivb.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. [6]
    "4月1日のプロポーズ「嘘じゃないよね？」藤井直伸＆佐藤美弥《バレー代表セッター同士の仲良し夫婦》が幸せを感じる意外な瞬間". number.bunshun.jp (in Japanese). number.bunshun. Retrieved 22 November 2021.


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