Natsumi Akiyama

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Natsumi Akiyama
Personal information
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 31)
Kyōto, Japan [1]
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Aranmare Toyama
Number 32
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2017-2022
Hokkoku Bank
2022-2024
Kisvárdai KC
2024-2025
Szombathelyi KKA
2025-
Aranmare Toyama
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Japan 47 (107)
Medal record
Asian Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 India
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 October 2025

Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team.

She has previously played for the Hungarian clubs Kisvárdai KC and Szombathelyi KKA, [2] [3] as well as Hokkoku Bank in Japan. [4]

She represented Japan at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. [5] [6] She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship. [7]

At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team. [8]


References

  1. joc.or.jp: 秋山 なつみ, retrieved 17 January 2024
  2. kisvardaikezi.hu: Japán jobbszélsővel teljes a keretünk, retrieved 17 January 2024
  3. vaol.hu: Japán válogatott az SZKKA-ban, retrieved 3 August 2024
  4. jhl.handball.jp: 北國銀行, retrieved 17 January 2024
  5. "女子ハンドボールおりひめジャパン 2019世界選手権大会メンバー". 2019女子ハンドボール世界選手権大会 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad
  7. "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.
  8. "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.