Atsuko Baba

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Atsuko Baba
Personal information
Full name Atsuko Baba
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 30)
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Hokkoku Bank
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Japan 0 (0)
Medal record
Asian Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 India
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 South Korea

Atsuko Baba (born 13 June 1995) is a Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team.

She represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain. [1] [2] At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final. [3]

At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team. [4]

With her club Hokkoku Bank she has won the Japan Handball League 5 times.

References

  1. "おりひめJAPAN 新メンバー決定!". Japan Handball Association (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Team Roster Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "Republic of Korea won the Asian Women's Handball Championship after a thrilling final". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "女子日本代表「おりひめジャパン」 第20回女子アジア選手権 決勝結果 韓国に勝利し20年ぶり2回目の優勝!!". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2024.