Hikaru Yamashita
| Hikaru Yamashita 山下 光 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SDHL team Former teams |
AIK Hockey Seibu Princess Rabbits DK Peregrine | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Hikaru Yamashita (Japanese: 山下光, Hepburn: Yamashita Hikaru, born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK IF.
She represented Japan at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2019 and 2021.[1][2]
Her sister, Shiori Yamashita, also plays for the Japanese national team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "女子世界選手権 日本代表メンバー決定". jihf.or.jp. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- ^ "Hikaru YAMASHITA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Hikaru Yamashita at Olympedia
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- AIK Hockey Dam players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Japanese expatriate ice hockey people
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Japanese women's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Japan
- Seibu Princess Rabbits players
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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