Manabu Yamashita (山下 学, Yamashita Manabu, born 4 February 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player. He represented the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Manabu Yamashita
Personal information
Born (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)
Oyabe, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Oyabe Redox
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Japan 199 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dhaka
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai
Last updated on: 24 December 2021

He was a part of the Japan squad which won their first Asian Games gold medal in hockey in 2018.[2]

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  1. ^ "Hockey YAMASHITA Manabu". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

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