Naomi Yashiro

Japanese former basketball player (born 1977)

Naomi Yashiro
Personal information
NicknameKana
NationalityJapanese
CitizenshipJapan
Born (1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 (age 46)
Takahagi
Alma materNippon Sport Science University
Occupationcabin crew
Years active2000-
EmployerJapan Airlines
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportbasketball
PositionC
RankBest 5
Event(s)2004-05 Women's Japan Basketball League, finalist [1]
Turned pro2000
Retired2011
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals　10th, 2004 Summer Olympics
Updated on 6 December 2016.

Naomi Yashiro (矢代直美, born 30 December 1977)[2] is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] She has been working as a cabin crew at the Japan Airlines and joined its team JAL Rabbits.

Profile

Yashiro was selected for 1999 Universiade while she was an undergraduate at Nippon Sport Science University (4th). Entered Japan Airlines as a cabin crew in 2000, then joined their basketball team JAL Rabbits to become the Rookie of the Year at the second W League of the Women's Japan Basketball League, contributing to the team's third rank. Yashiro was the women's free throw champion in the season of 2002-'03. [4]

Competed in the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women (13th), 2004 Summer Olympics[notes 1] and 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women (3rd, Level 1.) Yashiro was appointed as a playing assistant coach from 2009-'10 Women's Regular League, W League for her team,[7] and retired in 2011 when the team was dismissed. She has worked full-time as a cabin crew.

Notes

  1. ^ Yusuke Fukada wrote a novela for JAL Rabbits and the members of the basketball team,[5] and it was made into a roadshow film Flying Rabbits [ja] released in 2008 in Japan.[6]

References

  1. ^ "asia-basket.com". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Players in Japan (W), Naomi Yashiro: basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Naomiyashiro—Olympics Athlete". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Naomi Yashiro's profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ Yusuke Fukada (2004). 翔べ! ラビッツ—新世紀スチュワーデス物語 [Fly, Rabbits! Flight Attendants' Story—New Decade] (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū.
  6. ^ "Furaingu rabittsu" (in Japanese). directed by Takahisa Zeze. Toei Company. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "Players and Staff, JAL Rabbits". JAL Rabbits. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

Further reading

  • Yusuke Fukada (2004). 翔べ! ラビッツ—新世紀スチュワーデス物語 [Fly, Rabbits! Flight Attendants' Story—New Decade] (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. OCLC 56611558.
  • Yusuke Fukada (2004). "鼎談 翔べ! ラビッツ、アテネでも" [Fly, Rabbits! Olympics games and the team]. 本の話 Honno Hanashi. Vol. 10, no. 6. Natsumi Yabuuchi, Naomi Yashiro. Bungeishunjū. pp. 42–46.


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