Yūzō Nakamura

Yuzo Nakamura
Personal information
Born(1942-04-24)24 April 1942
Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Died20 July 2010(2010-07-20) (aged 68)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1977–1979 Japan (men's)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichTeam
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoTeam

Yūzō Nakamura (中村 祐造, Nakamura Yūzō; April 24, 1942 – July 20, 2010) was a Japanese volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hyōgo Prefecture.

In 1964, he was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Eight years later, in 1972, he won the gold medal with the Japanese team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

Nakamura died at the age of 68 on 20 July 2010 due to thalamic hemorrhage.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "中村祐造氏死去/元バレーボール男子日本代表監督" [Yuzo Nakamura passes away / Former head coach of the Japanese men's national volleyball team] (in Japanese). Shikoku News. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2026.