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Kana Oyama

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Kana Oyama
Personal information
Full nameKana Oyama
NicknameKana
Born(1984-06-19)June 19, 1984
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike313 cm (123 in)
Block299 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
National team
2002-2009 Japan

Kana Oyama (大山 加奈 Ōyama Kana, born June 19, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece wearing the #13 jersey. There, she and the Japan women's national team took fifth place.[1] Oyama played as a wing-spiker. The Toray Arrows announced her retirement on 29 June 2010.[2]

While attending Shimokitazawa Seito Gakuen[disputeddiscuss] high school, the volleyball team won the high school national championship, with Erica Araki

Oyama was selected for the national team for the Olympic games in Beijing, but declined due to lumbago.

Personal life

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Oyama now teaches young children how to play volleyball. Miki Oyama is her younger sister.

Clubs

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Awards

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Individual

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Team

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  • 2004 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007-2008 Empress's Cup - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2007-2008 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2008 Domestic Sports Festival - Runner-Up, with Toray Arrows
  • 2008-2009 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2009 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Championship - Champion, with Toray Arrows
  • 2009-2010 V.Premier League - Champion, with Toray Arrows

National team

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Senior team

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  • 2004 - Summer Olympic games in Athens, 5th place

References

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  1. ^ "Kana Oyama".
  2. ^ "Toray website (ja)". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
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