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Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics.<ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52572 |website=Olympedia |title=Katsutoshi Nekoda |access-date=19 September 2023 }}</ref>
Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics.<ref name="Olympedia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52572 |website=Olympedia |title=Katsutoshi Nekoda |access-date=19 September 2023 }}</ref>


Nekoda the man who 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.<ref name="IVHF-news">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/news/induction-class-of-2023-and-award-winners-announced |website=[[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]] |title=Induction Class of 2023 and Award Winners Announced |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=19 September 2023 }}</ref> He retired in 1980, and died of [[stomach cancer]] in 1983.<ref name="Volleyballmag">{{Cite magazine |url=https://volleyballmag.com/2023-international-hall-of-fame-induction-class-052223/ |magazine=Volleyball Magazine |date=22 May 2023 |last=Feuer |first=Tom |title=2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, Larissa, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606151625/https://volleyballmag.com/2023-international-hall-of-fame-induction-class-052223/ |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Nekoda the man who 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.<ref name="IVHF-news">{{Cite web |url=https://www.volleyhall.org/news/induction-class-of-2023-and-award-winners-announced |website=[[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]] |title=Induction Class of 2023 and Award Winners Announced |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523023636/https://www.volleyhall.org/news/induction-class-of-2023-and-award-winners-announced |archive-date=23 May 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> He retired in 1980, and died of [[stomach cancer]] in 1983.<ref name="Volleyballmag">{{Cite magazine |url=https://volleyballmag.com/2023-international-hall-of-fame-induction-class-052223/ |magazine=Volleyball Magazine |date=22 May 2023 |last=Feuer |first=Tom |title=2023 Volleyball Hall class includes Phil Dalhausser, Larissa, Katsutoshi Nekoda, Yumilka Ruiz |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606151625/https://volleyballmag.com/2023-international-hall-of-fame-induction-class-052223/ |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the [[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Volleyballmag" />
In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the [[International Volleyball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Volleyballmag" />

Revision as of 00:44, 20 September 2023

Katsutoshi Nekoda
Personal information
Born1 February 1944
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 Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics.[2]

Nekoda the man who 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]

See also

References

  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. ^ "Katsutoshi Nekoda". Olympedia. 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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