Japan women's national handball team

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

Japan
Information
NicknameおりひめJAPAN
AssociationJapan Handball Association
CoachShigeo Kusumoto
Assistant coachKenta Kishimoto
Colours
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Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
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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
Appearances19 (First in 1987)
Best resultWinner (2004)
Last updated on Unknown.

Results

Summer Olympics

World Championship

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

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 1.74 m 69 8 France ESBF Besançon
2 P Mika Nagata (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 1.80 m 59 41 Japan Hokkoku Bank
3 P Naoko Sahara (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 1.80 m 14 18 Japan Hokkoku Bank
4 P Miyako Hatsumi (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 1.65 m 12 17 Japan Mie Violet Iris
6 LB Yumi Kitahara (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 1.71 m 21 22 Japan Sony Semiconductor
7 RW Saki Hattori (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 1.60 m 18 80 Japan Sony Semiconductor
9 P Chikako Kasai (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 1.68 m 11 23 Japan Sony Semiconductor
12 GK Atsuko Baba (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 1.64 m 16 0 Japan Hokkoku Bank
13 RB Kaho Nakayama (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 1.72 m 20 71 Japan Hokkoku Bank
15 LW Senri Ryu (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 1.69 m 0 0 Japan Sony Semiconductor
18 LW Hikaru Matsumoto (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 1.67 m 12 32 Japan Hokkoku Bank
20 RW Natsumi Akiyama (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 1.62 m 37 94 Hungary Kisvárdai KC
22 GK Naho Saito (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 1.72 m 10 0 Japan Hokkoku Bank
23 CB Natsuki Aizawa (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 1.60 m 17 78 Japan Hokkoku Bank
24 CB Ayama Okada (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 1.67 m 11 24 Japan Kagawa Bank
32 LB Haruno Sasaki (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 1.72 m 47 142 Germany Borussia Dortmund
49 LB Hinata Fujiwara (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 1.74 m 0 0 Japan University of Tsukuba
50 RB Wakana Hokaguchi (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 1.70 m 0 0 Japan University of Tsukuba
51 LW Yuki Yoshidome (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 1.64 m 14 18 Japan Hokkoku Bank
89 RB Sora Ishikawa (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 1.69 m 12 32 Japan 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.
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