YAMADA Aki

Date of Birth: 24 Nov 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

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
11	Women	2010	Rosario, ARG
13	Women	2018	London, GBR

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Indonesia

Sandy (club.ccbji.co.jp, 25 Jan 2021)

Dancing. (club.ccbji.co.jp, 25 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Yamanashi Gakuin University, Kofu, JPN

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Coca Cola Red Sparks [Japan] since 2017

Neil Hawgood [club]; Xavi Arnau [national], ESP

Position style:

Forward (hjl-hockey.tv, 2020 )

National league:

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

She began playing the sport at age 12 at middle school. (sportsnavi.com, 03 Dec 2009; urusports.com, 22 Feb 2017)

She joined a hockey club after participating in a trial session. (club.ccbji.co.jp, 25 Jan 2021)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (herointerview.or.jp, 2018)

Philosophy:

"Be myself." (Japan Ladies Hockey Instagram profile, 29 Sep 2020)

General Interest

General
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
In 2015 she moved to Australia on a working holiday visa, and played for Westside Wolves HC in Perth, Western Australia. She relocated to England in September 2016 in order to play for Leicester HC, before returning to Japan the following year. "I worked at a farm for 88 days and because of this I could get a second holiday visa and stay another year [in Australia]. I had to prove I wasn't going to stay for a long time, [when I moved to England]. I had to get a letter from my club in Japan proving I was going back there to play hockey and not stay in the United Kingdom. Hockey in Japan is more defensive than Australia. Hockey in Australia is speedier and more fun to watch. Hockey in the UK is more moving of the ball and strategic passing." (hjl-hockey.tv, 2018; urusports.com, 22 Feb 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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