Mika Kurihara Fujitaka

Mika Kurihara (栗原 三佳; born 14 May 1989) is a Japanese basketball player.^[1] She represented Japan in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Mika Kurihara Fujitaka

Personal information
Born	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 36) Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Position	Shooting guard
Number	24
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Japan FIBA Asia Cup 2015 Wuhan Japan

Mika Kurihara Fujitaka
Spouse	Soichiro Fujitaka ​ (m. 2017)​

Professional career

Kurihara started her professional career in 2012, playing for the Toyota Antelopes. She played for the Antelopes until 2021 when the team won their first ever championship title. Kurihara announced her retirement after that win.^[3]

International career

Kurihara represented Japan at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, and the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.^[4]

Kurihara was a member of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan.^[5]

Kurihara represented Japan in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She had the third best three-point scoring percentage in the tournament.^[3] This was despite her fracturing and separating a finger in the first match against Belarus.^[6]

Personal

Kurihara married Soichiro Fujitaka, a professional basketball player for the Osaka Evessa, in 2017.^[7]