Biographies Athletes

Yukari Yamamoto JPN
Date of birth  31 May 1981
Place of birth  Shimane, JPN
Gender  Women
Height  1.60 m
Weight   53 kg

Champions Trophy Totals
 
Goals
Cards
Goals Field Goals Penalty Corner Goals Penalty Stroke Goals Total Cards Green Yellow Red
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Languages Japanese
Higher education Tokai University: Japan
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She started playing hockey at elementary school.
Why this sport? Most of her classmates were playing so she also chose to play.
Club / Team Sony HC Bravia Ladies: Japan
Name of coach Zenjiro Yasuda [national]
Coach from which country? Japan
Preferred position / style / stance / technique Midfield
General Interest
Hobbies Listening to music. (NOC, 26 Jun 2006)
Most influential person in career Her parents. (NOC, 26 Jun 2006)
Awards and honours She was selected in the Japan Hockey League's Team of the Year for 2004 and 2005. (Japan Hockey League, 14 Jun 2006)

Competition Highlights (historical)
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue
2 2006 Doha, QAT
3 2010 Guangzhou, CHN
3 2002 Busan, KOR
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue
8 2004 Athens, GRE
10 2008 Beijing, CHN
World Cup
Rank Year Venue
10 2002 Australia
11 2010 Argentina
Asia Cup
Rank Year Venue
1 2007 China
Champions Trophy
Rank Year Venue
5 2007 Argentina
6 2008 Germany
Champions Challenge
Rank Year Venue
1 2011 Ireland