Yūka Imamura Explained

Yūka Imamura
Fullname:	Yūka Imamura
Nickname:	Waka
Birth Date:	September 2, 1993
Birth Place:	Arakawa ward, Tokyo, Japan
Spike:	295cm (116inches)
Block:	290cm (110inches)
Weight:	69kg (152lb)
Position:	Wing Spiker
Currentclub:	Hisamitsu Springs
Currentnumber:	12

was a Japanese volleyball player who played for Hisamitsu Springs.^[1] She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team.^[2]

Imamura played for the All-Japan team for the first time at the Montreux Volley Masters in June 2013.^[3]

Imamura retired April 15, 2023^[4]

Clubs

• SundaiGakuen Junior High
• SundaiGakuen Highschool
• Aoyama Gakuin University (2012-15)^[5]
• Hisamitsu Springs (2015-

Awards

Individuals

• 2013 Kantō Collegiate League (Spring) - Best Scorer, Spike award^[6]
• 2017 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup - MVP

Clubs

• 2012 Kantō Collegiate League (Autumn) - Champion, with Aoyama Gakuin University.
• 2013 Kantō Collegiate League (Spring) - Champion, with Aoyama Gakuin University.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yuka Imamura . Hisamitsu Springs Official Web Site . Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co . 26 April 2019.
2. Web site: 2019 Women's Japan national team player and supervisory staff - Women's Japan representative - Foundation Japan Volleyball Association . JVA Official Site . Japan Volleyball Association . 26 April 2019.
3. Web site: ja:モントルーバレーマスターズ2013 全日本メンバー. http://www.jva.or.jp/world/montreux2013/member.html. Japan Volleyball Association. 16 June 2013. ja.
4. Web site: Announcement of retired players . Heart of Springs Hisamitsu Springs official web site . Saga Hisamitsu Spring Co., Ltd . 14 June 2023. (in Japanese)
5. Web site: Players- Waka . Aoyama Gakuin Univ. . 2013-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130423014553/http://aogaku-volleyball.com/player/2013/waka.html . April 23, 2013 .
6. Web site: 2013年度 春季関東大学女子1部バレーボールリーグ戦 - 最終結果. 関東大学バレーボール連盟. 2013-05-20.