Mika Konaka (Japanese: 小仲 美香; born February 24, 1977, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Mika Hori) is a Japanese curler,[1] a 1998 Pacific-Asian champion and a two-time Japan women's champion (1999, 2001).
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| Born | Mika Hori February 24, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Obihiro CC, Obihiro & Tokoro CC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1999, 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 2 (1998, 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 4 (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She played for Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place.
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1993–94 | Hitomi Suzuki | Mika Hori | Fumiko Hirosawa | Kozue Hasegawa | Yumiko Abe | WJCC 1994 (9th) | |
| 1994–95 | Mika Hori | Hitomi Suzuki | Fumiko Hirosawa | Kozue Hasegawa | Akiko Katoh | WJCC 1995 (7th) | |
| 1996–97 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Ai Kobayashi | WJCC 1997 (5th) | |
| Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Ai Kobayashi | JWCC 1997 
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| 1997–98 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Ai Kobayashi | WJCC 1998
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| Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Ai Kobayashi | Naomi Kobayashi | JWCC 1998
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| 1998–99 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Akemi Niwa | Elaine Dagg-Jackson | PCC 1998 
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| Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Akemi Niwa | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | JWCC 1999
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| Akiko Katoh | Akemi Niwa | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Yumie Hayashi | Elaine Dagg-Jackson | WCC 1999 (9th) | |
| 1999–00 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | JWCC 2000
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| 2000–01 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Konaka | Yukari Okazaki (WCC) | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | JWCC 2001 WCC 2001 (7th) |
| 2001–02 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Konaka | Kotomi Ishizaki | Yoshiyuki Ohmiya | PCC 2001 WOG 2002 (8th) |
References edit
- ^ Mika Konaka on the World Curling database
External links edit
- Mika Matsuzawa at World Curling
- Mika Matsuzawa at Olympics.com
- Mika Matsuzawa at Olympedia
- Mika Konaka - Curling - 2002 Winter Olympic Games - Nihon Olympic Iinkai (in Japanese) (Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC)
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