Eri Yamada

Eri Yamada (山田 恵里, Yamada Eri, born 8 March 1984) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Eri Yamada
Yamada in 2011
Hitachi Sundiva – No. 11
Outfield
Born: (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984
Hiratsuka, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Medals
Women's Softball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Caracas Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Whitehorse Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Haarlem Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Surrey Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Chiba Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taichung Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Jakarta Team

At Beijing, Yamada hit .344 in the tournament while belting two home runs and driving in five for Japan. In the gold medal game she went 2-3, including a solo shot off Cat Osterman.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eri Yamada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.


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