Yumi Kitahara

Yumi Kitahara
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 31)
Fukui, Japan
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionLeft back
Current clubSony Semiconductor
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Japan 21 (22)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Championship
Silver medal – second place2022 South Korea
Updated on 7 November 2023

Yumi Kitahara (born 8 July 1995) is a Japanese female handball player for Sony Semiconductor 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.

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.