OHYAMA Mana

Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TAKAMATSU

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Handball	Women JPN Japan	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #01 NED Netherlands 32 JPN Japan 21	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #07 JPN Japan 29 MNE Montenegro 26	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #15 JPN Japan 24 KOR Republic of Korea 27	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #19 ANG Angola 28 JPN Japan 25	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #30 NOR Norway 37 JPN Japan 25	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Women	2019	Japan
16	Women	2017	Germany

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018	Indonesia

Asian Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	Japan
2	Women	2017	Republic of Korea

Occupation:

Athlete, Bank Employee

Physical Education - Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Japan

Languages spoken:

Hokkoku Bank Honey Bee [Japan] since 2015

Yoshihiro Nikawadori [club], JPN; Ulrik Kirkely [national], DEN

Position style:

Centre back (handball.or.jp, 22 Jun 2019)

Right (Sports Hand Ball, Mar 2015)

She was troubled by a left knee injury at the 2019 World Championships in Kumamoto, Japan. (ninomiyasports.com, 29 Jun 2020)

In February 2010 she underwent surgery on her left knee after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL]. (ninomiyasports.com, 15 Jun 2020)

National league:

Japan Handball League [JPN] (jhl.handball.jp, 17 Jan 2020)

She took up the sport competitively in grade seven at Kagawa Daiichi Junior High School in Japan. (ninomiyasports.com, 08 Jun 2020)

Her friend introduced her to handball in grade two of primary school, but she was focused on playing baseball at that time. She joined the school handball team in middle school, and decided to focus on the sport because the members of the baseball team were mostly male. (ninomiyasports.com, 08 Jun 2020)

Her older brother. (hokkokubank.co.jp, 07 Jan 2020)

Her high school coach Jun Tanaka, and her university coach Shigeo Kusumoto. (ninomiyasports.com, 15 Jun 2020, 25 Jun 2020)

Philosophy:

"Remember the original resolution." (hokkokubank.co.jp, 07 Jan 2020)

She was named in the Best Seven team of the year for the 2019/20 Japan Handball League. (jhl.handball.jp, 04 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
CHANGE OF POSITION
She initially played as a left back when she took up the sport in middle school, but switched to centre back in 2012 during her third year at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences. "Thanks to coach Shigeo Kusumoto, I was able to acquire new techniques after having experiences in different positions like left wing and pivot." (ninomiyasports.com, 15 Jun 2020, 25 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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