Mai Yamaguchi (山口 舞 Yamaguchi Mai, born July 3, 1983) is a former Japanese volleyball player who played for Okayama Seagulls. She was part of Japan's 2012 bronze medal-winning team.

Mai participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, which was her last international tournament with the national team. She announced retiredment from volleyball player in 2019.

Mai Yamaguchi

Profile

Her nickname is "Yume", which means "dream" in Japanese. Another nickname is Pearl, which is locally farmed specialty of her hometown of Shima, in Mie prefecture. She liked knitting and cooking at the time of her bronze medal and she also enjoyed figure skating.

Mai Yamaguchi

Clubs

Osaka International Takii High School

Okayama Seagulls (2002-2019)

Mai Yamaguchi

National team

National team (2009-2018)

Awards

Individual

2011–12 V.Premier League - Best 6

2013–14 V.Premier League - Best6

Team

2005 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Runner-Up, with Okayama Seagulls 2002–06,08–11 Domestic Sports Festival (Volleyball) - Champion, with Okayama Seagulls 2012–13 V.Premier League - Bronze Medal with Okayama Seagulls 2013 Empress's Cup - Runner-up with Okayama Seagulls 2013–14 V.Premier League - Runner-up with Okayama Seagulls

National team

2010 World Championship - Bronze medal

2011 Asian Championship - Silver medal

2012 Olympics - Bronze medal

2014 FIVB World Grand Prix - Silver medal

References

External links

FIVB Biography

Japanese women's volleyball players

Okayama Seagulls players

Living people

1983 births

Olympic volleyball players for Japan

Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Japan

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Japan women's international volleyball players