is a Japanese

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player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with the

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in the

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(WJIHL) and the

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Playing career

As a

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player with the Japanese national under-18 team, Koyama participated in three IIHF U18 Women's World Championship tournaments, playing in the Division I tournament in

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, the Top Division tournament in

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, and the Division I Group A tournament in

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. A member of the senior national team since 2018, she represented Japan at the

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and

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. She also participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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, recording an

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in five games played. Koyama won a silver medal with Team Japan in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2023 Winter World University Games in

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, ranking second in team scoring with 3

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and 3 assists for 6 points in seven games.

Personal life

, Koyama is a student at

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, Japan.

References

External links

* * 2000 births Living people Japanese women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2023 Winter World University Games Olympic ice hockey players of Japan Universiade medalists in ice hockey Universiade silver medalists for Japan {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub