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)
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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

• 1976: 5th

World Championship

• 1962: 9th
• 1965: 7th
• 1971: 9th
• 1973: 10th
• 1975: 10th
• 1986: 14th
• 1995: 13–16th
• 1997: 17th
• 1999: 17th
• 2001: 20th
• 2003: 16th
• 2005: 18th
• 2007: 19th
• 2009: 16th
• 2011: 14th
• 2013: 14th
• 2015: 19th

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

Current squad

Roster for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Masamichi Kuriyama

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Kimiko Hida (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 1.70 m 99 0 Sony Semiconductor 3 RW Megumi Honda (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 1.59 m 74 169 Sony Semiconductor 5 CB Mineko Tanaka (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 1.60 m 143 607 Sony Semiconductor 6 RB Mikako Ishino (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 1.67 m 24 33 Hokkoku Bank 9 P Kaoru Yokoshima (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 1.62 m 52 124 Hokkoku Bank 10 RB Shio Fujii (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 1.64 m 110 555 Free agent 14 CB Aya Yokoshima (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 1.62 m 13 33 Hokkoku Bank 15 RB Yui Sunami (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 1.62 m 17 52 Hokkoku Bank 17 LB Yuko Arihama (1984-08-18) 18 August 1984 1.78 m 133 345 Omron 18 LW Yuki Tanabe (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 1.70 m 30 94 Fehérvár KC 19 RW Ayaka Ikehara (1990-09-24) 24 September 1990 1.57 m 11 15 MIE violet' IRIS 20 CB Mayuko Ishitate (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 1.66 m 66 140 Fehérvár KC 22 GK Kaori Fujima (1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 1.73 m 79 0 Omron 24 LB Nozomi Hara (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 1.70 m 34 84 MIE violet' IRIS 26 CB Anna Kawamura (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 1.67 m 13 18 Sony Semiconductor 28 P Shiori Nagata (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 1.71 m 54 38 Omron 29 LW Anri Matsumura (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 1.68 m 14 61 Hiroshima Maple Reds 30 GK Sakura Hauge (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 1.74 m 3 0 Vipers Kristiansand

References

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile

National sports teams of Japan
Women's teams	American football Association Football FU-23 FU-20 FU-17 Futsal Baseball Basketball FU-19 FU-17 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey F U-18 Roller Hockey Rugby Union F7 Softball Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo
Men's teams	American football Association Football MU-23 MU-20 MU-17 Futsal Beach Soccer Cerebral Palsy Australian rules football Badminton Bandy Baseball Basketball MU-19 MU-17 3x3 Boxing Cricket Field hockey Handball Ice hockey M Junior M U18 Kabaddi Korfball Lacrosse Roller Hockey Rugby Union M7 Rugby league Squash Tennis Volleyball Water Polo
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