Yuka Hirano
| Yuka Hirano 平野由佳 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 26, 1987 Matsusaka, Mie, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
AIK IF Salo HT | ||
| National team |
 Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2016 | ||
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Medal record | |||
Yuka Hirano (平野 由佳, Hirano Yuka, born 26 January 1987) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player. She played with the Japanese women's national ice hockey team during 2000 to 2016 and holds the record for most games played with the national team. She represented Japan in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and in ten IIHF Women's World Championships – five at the Top Division level, three at the Division I level, and two at the Division I A level.[1]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Yuka Hirano at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's ice hockey forwards
- People from Matsusaka, Mie
- AIK Hockey Dam players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Naisten Liiga (ice hockey) players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in ice hockey
- Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Ice hockey players at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
- Ice hockey players at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
- Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan