Naomi Yashiro

Naomi Yashiro (矢代直美, born 30 December 1977)[2] is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] She has been working as a cabin crew at the Japan Airlines and joined its team JAL Rabbits.

Naomi Yashiro

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Kana
Nationality	Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Born	(1977-12-30) December 30, 1977 Takahagi
Alma mater	Nippon Sport Science University
Occupation	cabin crew
Years active	2000-
Employer	Japan Airlines
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	basketball
Position	C
Rank	Best 5
Event(s)	2004-05 Women's Japan Basketball League, finalist [1]
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2011
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	10th, 2004 Summer Olympics
Updated on 6 December 2016.

Profile

Yashiro was selected for 1999 Universiade while she was an undergraduate at Nippon Sport Science University (4th). Entered Japan Airlines as a cabin crew in 2000, then joined their basketball team JAL Rabbits to become the Rookie of the Year at the second W League of the Women's Japan Basketball League, contributing to the team's third rank. Yashiro was the women's free throw champion in the season of 2002-'03. [4]

Competed in the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women (13th), 2004 Summer Olympics[notes 1] and 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women (3rd, Level 1.) Yashiro was appointed as a playing assistant coach from 2009-'10 Women's Regular League, W League for her team,[7] and retired in 2011 when the team was dismissed. She has worked full-time as a cabin crew.

Notes

1. Yusuke Fukada wrote a novela for JAL Rabbits and the members of the basketball team,[5] and it was made into a roadshow film Flying Rabbits released in 2008 in Japan.[6]

References

1. "asia-basket.com". Retrieved 6 December 2016.
2. "Players in Japan (W), Naomi Yashiro: basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
3. "Naomiyashiro—Olympics Athlete". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
4. "Naomi Yashiro's profile" (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
5. Yusuke Fukada (2004). 翔べ! ラビッツ—新世紀スチュワーデス物語 [Fly, Rabbits! Flight Attendants' Story—New Decade] (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū.
6. "Furaingu rabittsu" (in Japanese). directed by Takahisa Zeze. Toei Company. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2016.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "Players and Staff, JAL Rabbits". JAL Rabbits. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

Further reading

• Yusuke Fukada (2004). 翔べ! ラビッツ—新世紀スチュワーデス物語 [Fly, Rabbits! Flight Attendants' Story—New Decade] (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. OCLC 56611558.
• Yusuke Fukada (2004). "鼎談 翔べ! ラビッツ、アテネでも" [Fly, Rabbits! Olympics games and the team]. 本の話 Honno Hanashi. Vol. 10 no. 6. Natsumi Yabuuchi, Naomi Yashiro. Bungeishunjū. pp. 42–46.