Riri Noro
| Riri Noro 野呂 莉里 | |||
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Noro representing Japan at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |||
| Born |
15 May 2004 Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| WJIHL team | Daishin IHC | ||
| National team | Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Riri Noro (野呂莉里, Noro Riri; born 15 May 2004) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team. She has played with Daishin Ice Hockey Club in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and the All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship since 2018.
International play
Noro represented Japan in the girls' ice hockey tournament at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne. She scored a goal against Slovakia in the semifinals and assisted on the gold medal winning goal against Sweden.[1][2]
As a junior player with the Japanese national under-18 team, she participated in the Division 1 Group A tournament of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2022. Her four goals and three assists ranked third of all tournament players in point scoring and helped Japan achieve promotion to the U18 Top Division.[3]
With the senior national team, Noro participated in the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2023 and 2025. She recorded her first World Championship point on a goal scored against Norway at the 2025 tournament.
She won a bronze medal as part of the Japanese delegation at the 2025 Winter World University Games, scoring one goal across three games of the women's ice hockey tournament. She repeated her World University Games performance – notching one goal over three games – in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2025 Asian Winter Games, contributing to a gold medal victory for Japan.
Noro represented Japan at the IIHF Asia Championship tournaments in both 2025 and 2026, winning gold medals at both events.[4] After amassing two points (1+1) in 2025, a solid but unremarkable showing, she was the 2026 tournament leader in goals scored, with three, and ranked fourth overall in points, with four.[5][6]
Personal life
Noro and her twin sister, Rio, were born on 15 May 2004 in the city of Kushiro in Japan's northern most prefecture of Hokkaido. Both Riri and Rio began playing ice hockey at five years of age and have played together on the same teams throughout their careers.[7]
Career statistics
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Japan | YOG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Japan | WC18 D1A | 1st | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Japan | WC | 7th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Japan | AC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Japan | WUG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Japan | AWG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Japan | OGQ | Q | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Japan | WC | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Japan | AC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | Japan | OG | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Japanese women become first Asian team to win ice hockey gold in Olympic event". Olympic Council of Asia. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (21 January 2020). "Japan get its golden moment". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Schram, Carol (7 November 2025). "Japan, China record Day 2 shutouts at 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Potts, Andy (3 November 2024). "Japan dominates first Women's Asia Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ Schram, Carol (8 November 2025). "Japan Dominates Again At 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia Championship". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ Bellino, Risa (9 December 2025). "アイスホッケー 野呂里桜・野呂莉里姉妹". Olympics.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Riri Noro at Olympics.com
- Riri Noro at Olympedia
- Riri Noro at InterSportStats
- Riri Noro at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Riri Noro at Milano Cortina 2026