Hitomi Kawabata (川畑瞳) is a Japanese
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
player who plays as a
infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.
Standard arrangement of positions
In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...
. She represented Japan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
and won a gold medal.
Playing career
She participated in the
2016 Women's Softball World Championship
The 2016 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition to be held in Surrey, British Columbia between July 15 and July 24, 2016. .
References
External links
WBSC Women's Softball World Championship - Day 3
Living people
1996 births
Asian Games medalists in softball
Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Japanese softball players
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Olympic medalists in softball
Olympic softball players of Japan
Softball players at the 2018 Asian Games
Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Competitors at the 2022 World Games
World Games silver medalists
World Games medalists in softball
21st-century Japanese women
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