Yumi Kitahara

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Yumi Kitahara
Personal information
Full name Yumi Kitahara
Born (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 30)
Fukui, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Sony Semiconductor
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–
Japan 3 (3)
Medal record
Asian Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 South Korea

Yumi Kitahara (born 8 July 1995) is a Japanese female handball player for Sony Semiconductor 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]

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.