Miyu Suzuki

Miyu Suzuki (鈴木 美結, born 8 January 1999)^[1] is a Japanese field hockey player.^[2]

Miyu Suzuki

Personal information
Born	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 26) Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Playing position	Defence
Senior career
Years	Team
–	Sony HC
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2018–	Japan	58	(6)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Japan Asian Cup 2022 Muscat Team FIH Hockey Series 2018–19 Hiroshima Team Asian Champions Trophy 2021 Donghae Team 2023 Ranchi Team FIH Nations Cup 2022 Valencia Team

Personal life

Miyu Suzuki was born in the Gifu Prefecture.^[3]

Domestic hockey Career

In the Japanese national league, Suzuki represents the Sony HC Bravia Ladies.^[4][3]

International hockey career

Suzuki made her senior international debut for the Japanese national team (The Cherry Blossoms) in 2018 at the SOMPO Cup - a four nations competition between Australia, Japan, Korea and the USA, which was held in Osaka.^[5]

FIH Hockey series / FIH World Cup / Nations Cup

Suzuki was part of the Japanese team competing at the finals of the 2018-19 FIH Hockey Series, held in Hiroshima in June 2019. She won a silver medal after Japan was defeated 3-1 in the final against India.^[6]

Suzuki took part in the 2022 FIH World Cup held in Spain and the Netherlands, where the Japanese team came eleventh,^[7] and the 2022 FIH Nations Cup held in Valencia, Spain, where the Japanese team team won Bronze.^[8] She also competed in the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Spain, where the Japanese team came fifth,^[9] and the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Santiago de Chile, where Japan came sixth.^[10]

Asian Champions Trophy

Suzuki was part of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy, in Donghei, Korea, where Japan beat the Korean hosts 2-1 in the final.^[11] Her team also won Silver in the 2023 tournament, held Ranchi, India, losing 4-0 to the India hosts in the final^[12]

Asian Games

Suzuki took part in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where Japan only just missed out on a medal, coming fourth after a sudden death shootout against Korea in their semi final after both teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regular time.^[13]

Asian Cup

Suzuki won gold at the 2022 Asian Cup in Muscat, beating Korea 4-2 in the final.^[14]

Olympic Games

Suzuki took part in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the Japanese team came tenth.^[15]