Shiho Shimoyamada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–19 | SV Meppen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shiho Shimoyamada (下山田志帆) is a retired Japanese professional footballer who played as a forward for Bundesliga club SV Meppen.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Shimoyamada publicly came out as a lesbian in 2019.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Japan Failed to Improve LGBTQ Rights Ahead of the Olympics. Athletes Are Coming Out Anyway". TIME. July 8, 2021.
- ^ Ström, Anni-Ruffina (December 26, 2020). Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung [sic] Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada – via su.diva-portal.org.
- ^ Mckirdy, Andrew (January 27, 2020). "Soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada helps blaze trail for Japan's LGBT athletes". The Japan Times.
- ^ "Gay athlete hopes Tokyo Games increase LGBT visibility in sports". The Asahi Shimbun. 2019-03-24. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25.
- ^ "女子選手らしさに捉われない。下山田志帆選手がセクシュアリティを公表し吸水ショーツを開発した理由【スポーツと社会をつなぐアスリート】". ELLEgirl. April 22, 2021.
- ^ "【下山田志帆1】女子サッカー選手と起業家の二刀流。性的マイノリティとしての違和感をフェムテック製品に". LIFE INSIDER. January 17, 2022.
- ^ https://www.outsports.com/2019/3/25/18279924/shiho-shimoyamad-japan-soccer-gay-olympics/
- ^ https://www.queerty.com/shiho-shimoyamada-took-japanese-sports-won-victory-lesbian-visibility-20191009/
- ^ https://www.gaytimes.com/life/japanese-footballer-shiho-shimoyamada-comes-out-as-lesbian-to-inspire-other-lgbtq-athletes/
- ^ https://time.com/6078307/japan-lgbtq-athletes-olympics/