Eri Yamada

Eri Yamada
Hitachi Sundiva – No. 19
Outfield
Born: (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 40)
Fujisawa, 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 place 2004 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

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

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.[citation needed]

References

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  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.