Mariko Okamoto (岡本 眞理子, Okamoto Mariko) (born 28 December 1951) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.

Mariko Okamoto
Personal information
Full nameMariko Okamoto (-Nakano)
Born (1951-12-28) 28 December 1951 (age 72)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number9 (1972)
2 (1976)
National team
1972-1976 Japan
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 Mexico Team

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

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  1. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Volleyball" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 6, 2008)

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