Japan women's national field hockey team

This article is about the women's hockey team. For men's hockey team, see Japan men's national field hockey team.

Japan
Japan
Nickname(s)Sakura 桜 (kanji), 櫻 (old kanji), さくら (hiragana), サクラ (katakana) The Cherry Blossoms
AssociationJapan Hockey Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachJude Menezes
Assistant coach(es)Kazuyuki Ozawa
ManagerYukari Yamamoto
CaptainYuri Nagai
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 11 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best result8th (2004)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1978)
Best result5th (2006)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best result1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1985)
Best result1st (2007, 2013, 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 1 3 3
Asia Cup 3 3 0
Asian Champions Trophy 2 2 2
Nations Cup 0 0 1
Total 6 8 6
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hong Kong
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2022 Muscat
Silver medal – second place 1985 Seoul
Silver medal – second place 1989 Hong Kong
Silver medal – second place 2004 New Delhi
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kakamigahara
Gold medal – first place 2021 Donghae
Silver medal – second place 2010 Busan
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ranchi
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ordos
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Singapore

The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions.[2]

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.