Maharu Kondo

Maharu Kondo (近藤 万春, Kondō Maharu, born 24 January 1996) is a Japanese handball player who plays as a left wing for Japan internationally.[1] She made her Olympic debut representing Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Maharu Kondo
Personal information
Born (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996
Nationality Japanese
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left wing
National team
Years Team
 Japan

Career

She was a key member of the national team which emerged as winners during the 2018 Women's World University Handball Championship where Japan defeated Brazil 27–19 in the final to win their first World University Handball Championship title.[3] During the same tournament, she also played a pivotal role for Japan's success by ending up as the leading goal scorer for Japan with 30.

She was included in the Japanese squad in the women's handball competition for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

References
  1. handball-world. "handball-world.news | It's all about Handball". handball-world. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Handball - KONDO Maharu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Handball World University Championships - Results". furkisport.hr. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Handball - Women Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. "女子日本代表 第2回強化合宿（2021/6/29～7/22) メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.


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