Natsumi Akiyama

Natsumi Akiyama
Personal information
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994
Kyōto, Japan[1]
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Aranmare Toyama
Number 32
Senior clubs
Years Team
2017-2022
Hokkoku Bank
2022-2024
Kisvárdai KC
2024-2025
Szombathelyi KKA
2025-
Aranmare Toyama
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Japan 47 (107)
Medal record
Asian Championship
2024 India
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 October 2025

Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team.

She has previously played for the Hungarian clubs Kisvárdai KC and Szombathelyi KKA,[2][3] as well as Hokkoku Bank in Japan.[4]

She represented Japan at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.[5][6] She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship.[7]

At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.[8]


References

  1. ^ joc.or.jp: 秋山 なつみ, retrieved 17 January 2024
  2. ^ kisvardaikezi.hu: Japán jobbszélsővel teljes a keretünk, retrieved 17 January 2024
  3. ^ vaol.hu: Japán válogatott az SZKKA-ban, retrieved 3 August 2024
  4. ^ jhl.handball.jp: 北國銀行, retrieved 17 January 2024
  5. ^ "女子ハンドボールおりひめジャパン 2019世界選手権大会メンバー". 2019女子ハンドボール世界選手権大会 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad
  7. ^ "第27回女子世界選手権 代表メンバー決定‼". 公益財団法人日本ハンドボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ^ "女子日本代表「おりひめジャパン」 第20回女子アジア選手権 決勝結果 韓国に勝利し20年ぶり2回目の優勝!!". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 December 2024.