NOMURA Kana

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ECHIZEN

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : NARA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Women JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W05 JPN Japan 3 CHN China 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W11 JPN Japan 1 NZL New Zealand 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W17 JPN Japan 0 AUS Australia 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool B #W21 JPN Japan 1 ARG Argentina 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool B #W26 JPN Japan 1 ESP Spain 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Women	2014	The Hague, NED
13	Women	2018	London, GBR

Nomu (JHA Sakura Japan Instagram profile, 12 Aug 2020)

Watching TV and movies. (JHA Sakura Japan Instagram profile, 12 Aug 2020; nantobank.co.jp, 16 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Bank Employee

Physical Education - Tenri University , Nara, JPN

Languages spoken:

Nanto Bank Shooting Stars [Nara, JPN] since 2012

Xavi Arnau [national], ESP; Osamu Higuchi [club], JPN

Position style:

Forward (JHA Sakura Japan Instagram profile, 12 Aug 2020)

National league:

Hockey Japan League [JPN] (hjl-hockey.tv, 15 Feb 2021)

She took up hockey in grade four of primary school. (nantobank.co.jp, 16 Jun 2021)

"Everyone in my class began playing hockey, so I got involved in the sport naturally. Actually, I wanted to play football, but couldn't find anywhere to do it, so just continued hockey. And then, I became fascinated by the sport, as it seemed quite similar to football, when I shot at the goal and the ball hit the back of the net." (nantobank.co.jp, 16 Jun 2021; olympics.com, 08 Dec 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com, 08 Dec 2020)

Her mother, who passed away in 2019. (olympics.com, 08 Dec 2020)

Philosophy:

"I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something." (JHA Sakura Japan Instagram profile, 12 Aug 2020)

She was named in the Hockey Japan League Best XI in the 2017, 2018 and 2020 seasons. (hjl-hockey.tv, 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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