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| Full name | Mami Yokota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 Toyota City, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 298 cm (117 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 285 cm (112 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.
Personal Life
Mami's younger sister, Sayaka Yokota is also a professional volleyball player. Both sisters play in the SV.League.[1]
Career
Early Years
In her second year at Tokai University, she was selected as a member of the All Japan Universiade Team for 2017 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup in Hai Duong, Vietnam and 2017 FISU World University Games in Taipei.[2][3]
In 2018, she was a starting player in every match at the 2018 AVC Eastern Zonal Championship, leading the team to victory with 5–0 records.[4][5]
In July 2019, she was also a starting player in every match at the 2019 FISU World University Games. The team finished with the bronze medal which their third consecutive medal win.[6][7]
Professional Years
In November 2019, Denso Airybees announced that she would join the team in 2020, along with Tamaki Matsui and Satomi Fukudome.[8][9] She made her starting player debut on October 17, in the opening match against Hisamitsu Springs.
In 2022, she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team for the first time. She made her starting player debut in VNL match against Poland on June 14.[10] She was also selected for 2022 World Championship.[11][12]
In 2023, she was selected for 2023 Asian Championship in Thailand where the team won the bronze medal.[13][14]
In 2024, it was announced that she would leave Denso at the end of 2023–24 season.[15] In June the same year, it was announced that she would join Queenseis Kariya along with her sister Sayaka and Ayano Sato.[16]
In May 2025, it was announced that she would leave Queenseis.[17] In June the same year, it was announced that she would join PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.[18]
Award
Individual
- 2017-18 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Best Server
- 2019-20 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - Middle Blocker MIP
- 2020-21 V.League Division 1 Women's - Best Newcomer
- 2021-22 V.League Division 1 Women's - Fair Play
University Team
- 2016-17 Kanto University Autumn League -
- Bronze Medal, with Tokai University - 2016-17 Kanto University Spring League -
- Runner-up, with Tokai University - 2017-18 Kanto University Autumn League -
- Champion, with Tokai University - 2017-18 East Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University
- 2018-19 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with Tokai University
- 2018-19 Kanto University Spring League, - Champion, with Tokai University
- 2019-20 All Japan Intercollegiate Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Tokai University
- 2019-20 Kanto University Autumn League - - Champion, with Tokai University
Club Team
- 2020-21 Empress' Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship - - Bronze Medal, with Denso Airybees
- 2023-24 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - - Runner-up, with Denso Airybees
National Team
2017 FISU World University Games - - Runner-up
2017 VTV International Volleyball Cup - - Champion
2018 AVC Eastern Zonal Championship - - Champion
2019 FISU World University Games - - Bronze Medal
2023 Asian Championship - - Bronze Medal
References
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- "2022女子世界選手権". 公益財団法人日本バレーボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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