Shota Yamada

Shota Yamada
Personal information
Born (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 31)
Maibara, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
ClubGifu 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 place2018 JakartaTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2021 Dhaka
Bronze medal – third place2023 Chennai
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.

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

References

  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.