Yoko Zetterlund
Appearance
Yoko Zetterlund | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Yoko Karin Zetterlund March 24, 1969 (age 55) San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Spike | 119 in (301 cm) | ||
Block | 114 in (289 cm) | ||
College / University | Waseda University | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Setter | ||
Number | 2 | ||
National team | |||
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Medal record |
Yoko Karin Zetterlund (born March 24, 1969) is a former United States national volleyball player and two-time Olympian.[1] She was a setter.[2]
Zetterlund graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, and went on to play for the United States national volleyball team.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]
Zetterlund played volleyball for several years in Japan's V.League, leading Daiei to two championships.[1] She retired in 1999.[1]
Television
[edit]Since her retirement from volleyball, Zetterlund has appeared as a color commentator and "guest expert" on sports and variety shows in Japan.[1]
International competitions
[edit]- 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze)
- 1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze)
- 1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
- 1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup
- 1994 – Goodwill Games (silver)
- 1994 – World Grand Prix
- 1994 – World Championship
- 1995 – Pan American Games (silver)
- 1995 – Canada Cup (gold)
- 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold)
- 1995 – World Cup
- 1996 – Summer Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Yoko Zetterlund". Olympedia. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Yoko Zetterlund". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Francisco
- American people of Swedish descent
- American people of Japanese descent
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Japanese women's volleyball players
- American women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Waseda University alumni
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Setters (volleyball)
- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century Japanese sportswomen