Yuko Arakida
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1954-02-14) February 14, 1954
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number7
Medal record
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1974 MexicoTeam
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place1977 JapanTeam

Yuko Arakida (荒木田 裕子, Arakida Yūko) (born 14 February 1954) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She is now Chairwoman of Athlete's Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Yuko was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.[1]

In February 2012, Yuko was appointed sports director of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

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