Hikaru Yamashita

Japanese ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Hikaru Yamashita
山下 光
Born (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 23)
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

  1. ^ "女子世界選手権 日本代表メンバー決定". jihf.or.jp. 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  3. ^ "Hikaru YAMASHITA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
  • Hikaru Yamashita at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
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