Ai Ōtomo
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 Ōtomo in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ai Ōtomo | ||
| Nickname | You | ||
| Born | March 24, 1982 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] | ||
| Spike | 312 cm (123 in) | ||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Middle Blocker | ||
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Medal record | |||
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Ai Akimoto (秋本 愛, Akimoto Ai; née Ōtomo (大友); born March 24, 1982) is a Japanese retired volleyball player. She competed at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
Ōtomo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. She took fifth place with the Japan women's national team. She played as a middle-blocker.
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.[2]
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.[3]
Personal life
On January 16, 2006, Ōtomo, who was two months pregnant at the time, married professional beach volleyball player Tatsuo Yamamoto. She announced that she had divorced Yamamoto in March 2012.[4]
On August 8, 2013, Ōtomo announced her remarriage to Hiroyuki Akimoto, who is a judoka.[5] The couple has four children; her eldest daughter from her previous marriage is professional volleyball player Miku Akimoto.[6][7]
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 –
Champion, with NEC Red Rockets - 2002 8th V.League –
Runner-Up, with NEC Red Rockets - 2003 9th V.League – Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2004 10th V.League – Champion, with NEC Red Rockets
- 2008–09 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs
- 2009 58th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Runner-Up, with Hisamistu Springa
- 2009–10 V.Premier League – Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
- 2010 59th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – Runner-Up, with JT Marvelous
- 2010–11 V.Premier League – Champion, with JT Marvelous
- 2011 60th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament – 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 – Champion
- 2012:
Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games of London
Junior team
- 2000 World Youth Championship – Champion
References
- ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Japan Volleyball Association. 山本愛選手の怪我による全日本女子離脱について (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ↑ JT Marvelous. "谷口雅美選手、大友愛選手、吉澤智恵選手、西山慶樹選手退部のお知らせ". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ↑ "バレーボール元日本代表・大友愛さん、長男の心臓病を初告白「健康であることがどれだけ幸せなことか」 - スポーツ報知". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2019-06-10. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ msn sankei news. "バレー大友愛さんと柔道の秋本啓之が結婚". Archived from the original on 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ "大友愛さん娘、スーパー１年生・秋本美空が衝撃デビュー！最高到達点３００センチスパイクで共栄学園初戦突破導く／春高バレー". サンスポ (in Japanese). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ↑ "大友愛さん 16歳・長女のバレー日本代表選出で友人から言われた言葉「目指せ 家族全員日本代表」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
External links
- Ai Ōtomo at FIVB.com
- Ai Ōtomo at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
- Ai Ōtomo at WorldofVolley
- Ai Ōtomo at Olympics.com
- Ai Ōtomo at Olympedia
- Ai Ōtomo at InterSportStats
- Ai Ōtomo – London 2012 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
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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
- Japanese volleyball Olympic medalist stubs