Masafumi Ōura | |
Nickname: | Taison |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | September 28, 1969 |
Birth Place: | Kamiagatagun (present-day Tsushima), Nagasaki Prefecture |
Death Place: | Tokyo |
Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
Spike: | 342cm (135inches) |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Teamnumber: | 6 (national team) |
Years: | 1988–1997 |
Clubs: | Suntory Sunbirds |
Nationalyears: | 1990–1995 |
Coachteams: | Japan national youth team (men) Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Commercial High School |
was a Japanese volleyball player and coach.
Born in Kamiagatagun (present-day Tsushima), Nagasaki Prefecture, he graduated from Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Commercial High School, where he became a coach after his retirement from active play.
He died on December 20, 2013, in Tokyo from stomach cancer.[1]