Japan women's national handball team

Japan
Information
Nickname	おりひめJAPAN
Association	Japan Handball Association
Coach	Shigeo Kusumoto
Assistant coach	Kenta Kishimoto
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (First in 1976 )
Best result	5th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1962 )
Best result	7th (1965)
Asian Championship
Appearances	20 (First in 1987 )
Best result	Winner (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.

Results

Summer Olympics

• 1976 – 5th
• 2020 – 12th

World Championship

• 1962 – 9th
• 1965 – 7th
• 1971 – 9th
• 1973 – 10th
• 1975 – 10th
• 1986 – 14th
• 1995 – 13–16th
• 1997 – 17th
• 1999 – 17th
• 2001 – 20th
• 2003 – 16th
• 2005 – 18th
• 2007 – 19th
• 2009 – 16th
• 2011 – 14th
• 2013 – 14th
• 2015 – 19th
• 2017 – 16th
• 2019 – 10th
• 2021 – 11th
• 2023 – 17th
• 2025 – Qualified

Asian Championship

• 1987 – 3rd
• 1989 – 3rd
• 1991 – 2nd
• 1993 – 4th
• 1995 – 3rd
• 1997 – 3rd
• 1999 – 3rd
• 2000 – 2nd
• 2002 – 4th
• 2004 – 1st
• 2006 – 3rd
• 2008 – 3rd
• 2010 – 4th
• 2012 – 3rd
• 2015 – 2nd
• 2017 – 2nd
• 2018 – 2nd
• 2021 – 2nd
• 2022 – 2nd
• 2024 – 1st

Other Competitions

Carpathian Trophy

• 2019 – 3rd

Current squad

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

Head coach: Shigeo Kusumoto

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Sakura Hauge (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 38) 1.74 m 69 8 ESBF Besançon 2 P Mika Nagata (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) 1.80 m 59 41 Hokkoku Bank 3 P Naoko Sahara (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 29) 1.80 m 14 18 Hokkoku Bank 4 P Miyako Hatsumi (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27) 1.65 m 12 17 Mie Violet Iris 6 LB Yumi Kitahara (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29) 1.71 m 21 22 Sony Semiconductor 7 RW Saki Hattori (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 28) 1.60 m 18 80 Sony Semiconductor 9 P Chikako Kasai (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 26) 1.68 m 11 23 Sony Semiconductor 12 GK Atsuko Baba (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29) 1.64 m 16 0 Hokkoku Bank 13 RB Kaho Nakayama (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26) 1.72 m 20 71 Hokkoku Bank 15 LW Senri Ryu (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25) 1.69 m 0 0 Sony Semiconductor 18 LW Hikaru Matsumoto (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 30) 1.67 m 12 32 Hokkoku Bank 20 RW Natsumi Akiyama (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30) 1.62 m 37 94 Kisvárdai KC 22 GK Naho Saito (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 28) 1.72 m 10 0 Hokkoku Bank 23 CB Natsuki Aizawa (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26) 1.60 m 17 78 Hokkoku Bank 24 CB Ayama Okada (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) 1.67 m 11 24 Kagawa Bank 32 LB Haruno Sasaki (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30) 1.72 m 47 142 Borussia Dortmund 49 LB Hinata Fujiwara (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22) 1.74 m 0 0 University of Tsukuba 50 RB Wakana Hokaguchi (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 21) 1.70 m 0 0 University of Tsukuba 51 LW Yuki Yoshidome (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 26) 1.64 m 14 18 Hokkoku Bank 89 RB Sora Ishikawa (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 22) 1.69 m 12 32 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

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.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile