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Himawari Akaho

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Himawari Akaho
No. 88 – Denso Iris
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWJBL
Personal information
Born (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 26)
Ishikawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight157 lb (71 kg)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 India
Gold medal – first place 2021 Jordan
Silver medal – second place 2023 Australia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou team
Asia U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Amman Team
Asia U-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Colombo Team

Himawari Akaho (赤穂 ひまわり, Akaho Himawari, born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[2][3]

Career

She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Asian Basketball Main Page". asia-basket. Retrieved 2018-12-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Himawari AKAHO at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Basketball AKAHO Himawari". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "Himawari Akaho (Jpn)'s profile - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-12-25.