Atsuko Baba

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Atsuko Baba
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995
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.[1][2] At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final.[3]

At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.[4]

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.