is a Japanese

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defender.

International career

Takeuchi was selected for the

Japan women's national ice hockey team The represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Women's World Championships, the Winter Olympics, and at other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation. Jap ...

in the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. She played in all five games, recording one assist. Takeuchi also played for Japan in the qualifying event for the

. Takeuchi competed at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

. As of 2015, Takeuchi has also appeared for Japan at two

IIHF Women's World Championships The IIHF World Women's Championship (WW or WWC), officially the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The offi ...

, with the first in

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.Eurohockey Stats
/ref> Takeuchi made one appearance for the

Japan women's national under-18 ice hockey team The Japanese women's national under 18 ice hockey team is the national under-18 ice hockey team of Japan. The team represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championship and other international tournaments an ...

at the

IIHF World Women's U18 Championships The IIHF Women's World U18 Championship, officially the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship, is an annual ice hockey tournament for national women's under-18 (U18) ice hockey teams, administrated by the International Ice Hockey Feder ...

, in

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CWHL

Takeuchi was drafted by the

Calgary Inferno The Calgary Inferno (previously known as Team Alberta, nickname "Honeybadgers", during the 2011–12 season) was a women's ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) for the 2011–12 season. The team played its home g ...

in the 2015 CWHL Draft. Appearing with the Inferno in the 2016 Clarkson Cup finals, she joined teammate Kanae Aoki as the first women from Japan to win the Clarkson, as the Inferno prevailed in a convincing 8–3 final against Les Canadiennes de Montreal.

Career statistics

International career

Through 2014–15 season

References

External links

* * * * 1991 births Living people Japanese women's ice hockey defencemen Calgary Inferno players Clarkson Cup champions Olympic ice hockey players of Japan Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Sportspeople from Tokyo People from Musashino, Tokyo {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub