Full name Mio Satō Hometown Yamagata, Japan Block 240 cm (94 in) Weight 51 kg Other name Mio | Nickname Mio Spike 250 cm (98 in) Height 1.53 m Position libero | |
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Born February 12, 1993 (age 24)
Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan ( 1993-02-12 ) Current club Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Team Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | ||
Mio Satō (佐藤 澪, Satō Mio, born 12 February 1993) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the Toyota Auto Body Queenseis. She also plays for the Japan women's national volleyball team.
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Career
Satō was born in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. She became a volleyball player at 7 years old, and played as Libero at 13 years old.
While attending the Yamagata Municipal Commercial High School, Her team won fifth place at the national highschool tournament. In April 2011 Satō joined Shokei Gakuin University, her team quarified National Sports Festival and Empress's Cup in October 2014.
On 31 October 2014 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis announced her joining. She is the first premier league player from Shokei Gakuin's alumnus.
On 6 April 2015 she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team, Satō competed 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.