Japan women's national handball team

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Information
NicknameおりひめJAPAN
Association Japan Handball Association
CoachShigeo Kusumoto
Assistant coachKenta Kishimoto
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1976 )
Best result5th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1962 )
Best result7th (1965)
Asian Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1987 )
Best resultWinner (2004, 2024)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Japan women's national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Contents

Results

Summer Olympics

World Championship

Asian Championship

Other Competitions

Carpathian Trophy

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Shigeo Kusumoto

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Sakura Hauge (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 38)1.74 m698 Flag of France.svg ESBF Besançon
2P Mika Nagata (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)1.80 m5941 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
3P Naoko Sahara (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28)1.80 m1418 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
4P Miyako Hatsumi (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27)1.65 m1217 Flag of Japan.svg Mie Violet Iris
6LB Yumi Kitahara (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29)1.71 m2122 Flag of Japan.svg Sony Semiconductor
7RW Saki Hattori (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 28)1.60 m1880 Flag of Japan.svg Sony Semiconductor
9P Chikako Kasai (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 26)1.68 m1123 Flag of Japan.svg Sony Semiconductor
12GK Atsuko Baba (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)1.64 m160 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
13RB Kaho Nakayama (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)1.72 m2071 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
15LW Senri Ryu (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)1.69 m00 Flag of Japan.svg Sony Semiconductor
18LW Hikaru Matsumoto (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)1.67 m1232 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
20RW Natsumi Akiyama (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30)1.62 m3794 Flag of Hungary.svg Kisvárdai KC
22GK Naho Saito (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)1.72 m100 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
23CB Natsuki Aizawa (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)1.60 m1778 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
24CB Ayama Okada (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)1.67 m1124 Flag of Japan.svg Kagawa Bank
32LB Haruno Sasaki (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)1.72 m47142 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
49LB Hinata Fujiwara (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22)1.74 m00 Flag of Japan.svg University of Tsukuba
50RB Wakana Hokaguchi (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)1.70 m00 Flag of Japan.svg University of Tsukuba
51LW Yuki Yoshidome (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26)1.64 m1418 Flag of Japan.svg Hokkoku Bank
89RB Sora Ishikawa (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 22)1.69 m1232 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

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References

  1. "女子日本代表 第26回女子世界選手権・直前強化合宿 メンバー発表!" (in Japanese). handball.or.jp. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.