TAKADA Maki

Date of Birth: 23 Aug 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: TOYOHASHI

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KARIYA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women JPN Japan	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #09 JPN Japan 74 FRA France 70	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #22 USA United States 86 JPN Japan 69	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #33 NGR Nigeria 83 JPN Japan 102	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #43 JPN Japan 86 BEL Belgium 85	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Semifinal #48 JPN Japan 87 FRA France 71	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Gold Medal Game #52 USA United States 90 JPN Japan 75	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
10	Women	2010	Czech Republic
14	Women	2014	Turkey

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Bengaluru, IND
1	Women	2017	Bengaluru, IND

Ritsu (denso-iris.jp, 02 Aug 2019; wjbl.org, 30 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Director

Languages spoken:

Denso Iris [Japan] since 2008

Tom Hovasse [national], USA

Position style:

Centre (spopre.com, 16 Dec 2019)

2009 for Japan, Asian Championships in India (denso-iris.jp, 15 Jun 2016; olympicchannel.com, 20 Feb 2019)

National league:

Women's Japan Basketball League [JPN] (wjbl.org, 01 Jul 2015)

She took up the sport in grade two of primary school, and began taking it more seriously in middle school. (denso-iris.jp, 15 Jun 2016; newscafe.ne.jp, 06 Jun 2016)

She was always taller than her friends. She learnt karate along with basketball in primary school, and decided to focus on basketball after joining the team at her middle school. (olympicchannel.com, 20 Feb 2019; denso.co.jp, 22 Aug 2010)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 08 Oct 2020)

Philosophy:

"Don't take failure as it is, but as part of your experiences." (peraichi.com, 01 Apr 2020)

She was named Best Centre of the Women's Japan Basketball League [WJBL] in the 2011/12, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. (denso-iris.jp, 02 Aug 2019)

She was named Best Rebounder of the WJBL in 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19. (denso-iris.jp, 02 Aug 2019)

She was named Best Scorer of the WJBL in 2010/11, 2011/12, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2018/19. (denso-iris.jp, 02 Aug 2019)

She was named WJBL Player of the Year by the Tokyo Sports Journalists Club in 2013, 2014 and 2015. (denso-iris.jp, 17 Feb 2016)

She was named Best Player at the Japan Basketball Championship Emperor's Cup in 2012, 2015 and 2016. (denso-iris.jp, 15 Jun 2016)

She was named Most Valuable Player of the 2013/14 WJBL season. (denso-iris.jp, 15 Jun 2016)

She was named Rookie of the Year of the 2008/09 WJBL season. (denso-iris.jp, 15 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
BUSINESS OWNER
In April 2020 she established the event production company 'True Hope'. She has served as event manager and director of the business. "My name Maki is written with two Chinese characters meaning 'truth' and 'hope'. True Hope is synonymous with dreams, and the company's mission is to help people achieve their dreams. I hope to give a little extra push to encourage those pursuing their own dreams of becoming an athlete or a basketball player. I'm also thinking of supporting retired athletes who wish to remain engaged in sport by providing them with a kind of management service." (True Hope Instagram profile, 25 Sep 2020; peraichi.com, April 2020; tokyo2020.org, 08 Oct 2020)

LEADER
She has served as captain the Japanese women's basketball team. (ctv.co.jp, 22 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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