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Shota Yamada

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Shota Yamada
Personal information
Born (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29)
Maibara, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Gifu Asahi Club
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016–present Japan 115 (33)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dhaka
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai
Last updated on: 25 December 2021

Shota Yamada (山田 翔太, Yamada Shōta, born 21 December 1994) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was a part of the Japan squad which won their first Asian Games gold medal in men's hockey in 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey YAMADA Shota". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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