Atsuko Baba

Atsuko Baba
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 31)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionGoalkeeper
Current clubHokkoku Bank
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2018-Hokkoku Bank
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Japan 16 (0)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 India
Silver medal – second place2022 South Korea
Updated on 7 November 2023

Atsuko Baba (born 13 June 1995) is a Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team.

She represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain. At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final.

At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.

With her club Hokkoku Bank she has won the Japan Handball League 5 times.

References

  1. ↑ "おりひめJAPAN　新メンバー決定！". Japan Handball Association (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Team Roster Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Republic of Korea won the Asian Women's Handball Championship after a thrilling final". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "女子日本代表「おりひめジャパン」 第20回女子アジア選手権 決勝結果 韓国に勝利し20年ぶり2回目の優勝！！". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2024.