Naoko Sahara

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Naoko Sahara
Personal information
Full name Naoko Sahara
Born (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 29)
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Line player
Club information
Current club Hokkoku Bank
Number 13
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021-
 Japan 0 (0)
Medal record
Asian Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 South Korea

Naoko Sahara (born 18 January 1996) 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] She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship. [3]

At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final. [4] At this occasion she was chosen for the tournament MVP. [5]

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. ↑ "第27回女子世界選手権 代表メンバー決定‼". 公益財団法人日本ハンドボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Republic of Korea won the Asian Women's Handball Championship after a thrilling final". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "19AWHC Final Ranking". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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