// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Haruka Yamamoto? Yamamoto have to look her up?
| Mitsubishi Electric Koalas | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||
| League | WJBL | |||||||||||
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| Born | 8 March 2004 | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
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Haruka Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本 遥香, born 8 March 2004) is a Japanese 3x3 basketball player. She plays for the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas and represents Japan in international 3x3 basketball competitions.[1]
Yamamoto won the gold medal with Japan in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Japan defeated the Philippines 21–11 in the final to win the title.[2]
Career
[edit]Yamamoto was born on 8 March 2004. She attended Ritsumeikan University and plays for the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas. She competes in both five-on-five basketball and 3x3 basketball.[1]
In 2026, Yamamoto was selected for Japan's women's 3x3 basketball team at the 2026 Asian Games. She competed alongside Yuki Hirashita, Sakura Horiuchi and Fatoumanana Nishi.[3]
At the 2026 Asian Games, Japan lost its opening two group matches before winning its remaining matches to reach the knockout stage.[4] Japan defeated China in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals to reach the gold-medal match against the Philippines.[5] Japan won the final 21–11 to claim the women's 3x3 basketball gold medal. Yamamoto scored two points in the final.[3][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "山本 遥香". Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Republic of Korea make history, Japan claim home glory at Aichi-Nagoya 2026". FIBA. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- 1 2 "大会レポート 第20回アジア競技大会 3×3バスケットボール". Japan Basketball Association. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "3x3バスケットボール女子日本代表、連敗スタートも手応えと修正点を確認 ロサンゼルス2028オリンピックへ繋ぐ若手主体の挑戦｜JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会". JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-03.
- ↑ "3x3バスケットボール女子日本代表、ウズベキスタンを下し初勝利！ 2連敗から巻き返しプレーイン進出を決める｜JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会". JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-03.