| Biographies Athletes |
Kaori Fujio
JPN
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| Date of birth | 29 Jan 1981 |
| Place of birth | Yamanashi, JPN |
| Gender | Women |
| Height | 1.57 m |
| Weight | 52 kg |
| Champions Trophy Totals |
Goals |
Cards |
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| Goals | Field Goals | Penalty Corner Goals | Penalty Stroke Goals | Total Cards | Green | Yellow | Red |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human Interest |
Further Personal Information | |
| Other names | Kaori Chiba |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Higher education | Yamanashi Gakuin University: Kofu, JPN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first had the opportunity to play hockey when she was at junior school. |
| Club / Team | Sony HC Bravia Ladies: Japan |
| Name of coach | Zenjiro Yasuda [national] |
| Coach from which country? | Japan |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Having tea with friends. (Japan NOC, 26 Jun 2006) |
| Most influential person in career | Her family. (Japan NOC, 26 Jun 2006) |
| Injuries | She suffered a ligament injury to her left knee at the start of 2003. The injury put her out of hockey for a period of eight months and forced her to miss the 2003 Champions Challenge in Catania, Italy. "I worked hard at my exercises to help my knee recover. I did it alone with only an occasional visit to the rehabilitation centre to check my muscles. It was difficult to make the effort by myself and not be able to train with the team for such a long time," she said. (World Hockey Magazine, 01 May 2004) |
| Awards and honours | She was named on the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2006, 2007 and 2008. (fih.ch, 22 Dec 2011) She was on the shortlist for the FIH Young Player of the Year award for 2002. (International Hockey Federation, 22 May 2006) She was selected in the Japan Hockey League's Team of the Year for seasons 2002, 2004 and 2005. (Japan Hockey League, 14 Jun 2006) She was voted Japan Hockey League's 1999 Newcomer of the Year. (Japan Hockey League, 14 Jun 2006) |
| Other information | INJURY TIME As part of her eight-month rehabilitation from a knee ligament injury in 2003, she took time to analyse the play of major hockey nations in an effort to transform her game. Her analysis helped her acquire the skill of ghosting into attacking positions to deflect goalwards free hits and passes into the circle. "After my injury I had time to study the way top teams played by watching videos," she said. "I watched to learn how attackers get into position to score goals." (World Hockey Magazine, 01 May 2004) |
| 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 |
| 5 | 2006 | Spain |
| 10 | 2002 | Australia |
| 11 | 2010 | Argentina |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 5 | 2007 | Argentina |
| 6 | 2008 | Germany |