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Katsutoshi Nekoda

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Katsutoshi Nekoda
Personal information
Born1 February 1944
Hiroshima, Japan
Died4 September 1983(1983-09-04) (aged 39)
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number2
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team

Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi, born 1 February 1944, in Hiroshima – died 4 September 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player and four-time Olympian.[1] Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter.[1]

Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the flagbearer of Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

Nekoda invented the ceiling serve, a serve where the ball is hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights to make it difficult to judge the landing.[3] He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983.[1]

In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Feuer, Tom (22 May 2023). "2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, Larissa, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Induction Class of 2023 and Award Winners Announced". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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