| Daisuke Yako | |||||
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 Yako in 2018 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||
| Born | 7 October 1988 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | ||||
| Hometown | Hiroshima, Japan | ||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 335 cm (132 in) | ||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Career | |||||
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| National team | |||||
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