Sata Isobe

Sata Isobe (磯辺 サタ, Isobe Sata, 19 December 1944 – 18 December 2016) was a Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches [ja],^[1] at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Sata Isobe

Isobe at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1944-12-19)19 December 1944 Chiba, Japan
Died	18 December 2016(2016-12-18) (aged 71) Osaka, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Volleyball
Club	Nichibo Kaizuka
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team World Championships 1962 Soviet Union Team

She died in 2016 at the age of 72. It is reported by The Sankei News that she lost her parents because of World War II but never lost her patience, warm personality and strength.^[4][5]