Akane HOSOYAMADA

Japan

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 9 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.63/5'4''

Place of birth: BANFF, AB

Birth Country:

Canada

Residence: BANFF, AB

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women JPN Japan	6

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #3 SWE Sweden 1 JPN Japan 3	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #8 JPN Japan 6 DEN Denmark 2	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #11 CHN China 2 JPN Japan 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #18 JPN Japan 3 CZE Czech Republic 2	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #24 FIN Finland 7 JPN Japan 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Women's World Championship Division I - Group A
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2017	Graz, AUT

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
8	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN

Nickname:

A.K.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Studied Health and Exercise Science at Syracuse University (NY, USA).

Family:

Father, Manabu. Mother, Yoko. One brother.

Languages spoken:

Japanese, English

Club name:

DK Peregrine

Position style:

Defence

Hand:

Right

Debut:

2017 Asian Winter Games

National league:

Women’s Japan Ice Hockey League

Start:

Began playing at age five.

Hero:

Ice hockey defenseman Adam Larsson (SWE), 2018 World Championship gold medallist and 11-year NHL veteran.

General Interest

COMPETING FOR JAPAN
Lived in Japan for a year after graduating college, so she was eligible to compete for Japan at the 2017 World Championships and PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. "I think I was meant to play for Japan." (syracuse.com, 31 Jan 2018)

PLAYING CAREER
Syracuse University, USA (2010-15); Calgary Inferno, CAN (2016-17); DK Peregrine, JPN (2018-2021).

Milestones

Won a gold medal at 2017 Asian Winter Games.

Social Media

Legend

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