Japan women's national handball team

Japan
Information
Association Japan Handball Association
Coach Masamichi Kuriyama
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (first in 1976)
Best result 5th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances 17 (first in 1962)
Best result 7th (1965)
Asian Championship
Appearances 13 (first in 1987)
Best result Winner (2004)
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

World Championship

Asian Championship

Squad

Roster for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Masamichi Kuriyama

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Kimiko Hida 26 September 1977 (aged 36) 1.70 m 74 0 Japan Sony Semiconductor
2 LB Kanna Masuda 8 October 1989 (aged 24) 1.75 m 2 4 Japan Hiroshima Maple Reds
3 RW Megumi Takahashi 14 July 1986 (aged 27) 1.60 m 49 116 Japan Sony Semiconductor
4 LW Shiori Kamimachi 21 January 1981 (aged 32) 1.65 m 56 220 Japan Hokkoku Bank
7 P Arata Nishikiori 7 September 1991 (aged 22) 1.67 m 2 3 Japan Sony Semiconductor
9 P Kaoru Yokoshima 11 December 1985 (aged 27) 1.61 m 27 48 Japan Hokkoku Bank
10 RB Shio Fujii 27 March 1985 (aged 28) 1.64 m 93 481 Japan Omron Corporation
13 LW Chie Katsuren 14 April 1989 (aged 24) 1.58 m 7 29 Japan Omron Corporation
16 GK Sato Shiroishi 2 December 1992 (aged 21) 1.74 m Japan Tokyo Women's College
17 LB Yuko Arihama 18 August 1984 (aged 29) 1.78 m 108 284 Japan Omron Corporation
18 LW Yuki Tanabe 25 August 1989 (aged 24) 1.70 m 15 54 Japan Hokkoku Bank
19 RW Ayaka Ikehara 24 September 1990 (aged 23) 1.57 m 1 0 Japan MIE violet' IRIS
20 CB Mayuko Ishitate 18 January 1987 (aged 26) 1.66 m 48 96 Japan Omron Corporation
21 RB Aiko Hayafune 23 January 1980 (aged 33) 1.67 m 95 276 Japan MIE violet' IRIS
22 GK Kaori Fujima 6 July 1982 (aged 31) 1.73 m 54 0 Japan Omron Corporation
24 RB Nozomi Hara 9 March 1991 (aged 22) 1.70 m 9 22 Japan MIE violet' IRIS
26 CB Anna Kawamura 26 October 1991 (aged 22) 1.67 m Japan Tokai University
28 P Shiori Nagata 24 October 1987 (aged 26) 1.71 m 29 28 Japan Omron Corporation

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