Kazuma Murata

Kazuma Murata (村田 和麻, Murata Kazuma, born 28 November 1991)[1][2] is a field hockey player from Japan, who plays as a forward.[3][4]

Kazuma Murata
Personal information
Born (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991
Japan
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Canberra Lakers 6 (0)
2019– Canberra Chill 3 (0)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Japan 120 (32)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2018 JakartaTeam
Hockey Series
2018–19 BhubaneswarTeam

Career

Australian leagues

In 2018, Kazuma Murata was signed to the Canberra Lakers as an import player for the 2018 edition of the Australian Hockey League.[5][6]

Following his appearance for the Canberra Lakers, Murata was signed to the Australian Capital Territory's new team, the Canberra Chill, for the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.[7]

National team

Murata made his debut for the Japanese national team in 2014, during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.[8]

He won his first medal at a major tournament in 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta. The team won gold, and also secured qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9]

References
  1. "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Team Roster" (PDF). universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. "Kazuma Murata – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "Trial Result - Men's Hockey National Team "Samurai Japan"" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "New-look Canberra Lakers to kick-start AHL campaign in Tasmania". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "MURATA Kazuma". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. "Canberra Chill – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. "MURATA Kazuma". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. "Japan stun Malaysia to take Asian Games hockey men's gold". thehockeypaper.co.uk. The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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