Ryoma Ooka

Ryoma Ooka
Personal information
Born (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001
Imaichi, Tochigi Japan
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2021– Japan 31 (12)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
2021 Dhaka Team
2023 Chennai Team

Ryoma Ooka (大岡 凌磨, born 2 October 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from Japan, who plays as a forward.[2]

Career

Senior national team

Ooka made his senior international debut in 2021.[3]

Since his debut, Ooka has medalled at two Asian Champions Trophies. At the 2021 edition in Dhaka he won silver, followed by bronze at the 2023 edition in Chennai.[4]

In 2023, Ooka was named to the national team for the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, as well as the Asian Games in Hangzhou.[5] At the Asian Games, he won a silver medal.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "第19回 アジア競技大会(中国、杭州)– 男子ホッケー日本代表チーム「サムライジャパン」選手団名簿" (PDF). data.hockey.or.jp (in Japanese). Japan Hockey Association. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ "OOKA Ryoma". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Korea vs Japan Highlights, Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Japan beat Korea 5-3 to win bronze". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "OOKA Ryoma". hangzhou2022.cn. Hangzhou2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Asian Games 2023 men's hockey: India beat Japan to win gold medal and secure Paris 2024 Olympic berth". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2023.