{{short description|Japanese field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Amiru Shimada | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|06|23}} | birth_place = Shiga Prefecture, Japan | position = Midfield | height = 166cm | weight = 53kg | clubs1 = Nanto Bank Shooting Stars | nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Japan | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}} {{MedalGold|2022 Muscat|}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Hangzhou|}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold|2021 Donghae|}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Ranchi|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIH Nations Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Valencia|}} }} '''Amiru Shimada''' ({{lang|ja|島田 あみる}}, born 23 June 1998) is a Japanese field hockey player.
==Early life== Amiru Shimada was born 23 June 1998<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Details – Japan |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1609/reports/teams |access-date=7 January 2023 |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation}}</ref> in the Shiga Prefecture.<ref name="HJL">{{cite web |url=https://hjl-hockey.tv/player?playerID=739 |title=島田 あみる – Shimada Amiru |publisher=Hockey Japan League |website=hjl-hockey.tv |language=Japanese |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
==Career== ===Domestic league=== In the Japanese national league, Shimada represents the Nanto Bank Shooting Stars.<ref name="HJL"/>
===Cherry Blossoms=== Shimada made her senior international debut in 2019 during a test series against Chile in Ibaraki.<ref name="FIH">{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/22955 |title=SHIMADA Amiru |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
Throughout her career, Shimada has medalled with the national team numerous times. She won gold at the 2022 Asian Cup in Muscat and the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae City, silver at the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi and bronze at the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/women-asian-champions-trophy-2023-hockey-india-vs-japan-final-result-score |title=Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey 2023: India beat Japan to win second title |publisher=International Olympic Committee |website=olympics.com |date=6 November 2023 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="FIH"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/nations-cup/women/fih-hockey-womens-nations-cup-spain-2022-1438/news/gurjit-kaur-and-fellow-defenders-shine-as-india-are-crowned-inaugural-champions-at-the-fih-hockey-womens-nations-cup-spain-2022 |title=Gurjit Kaur and fellow defenders shine as India are crowned inaugural champions at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=fih.hockey |date=17 December 2022 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
She was named in the squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.<ref name="JHA">{{cite web |title=Japan Women's Hockey Team "Sakura Japan" Paris Olympics World Final Qualifying Tournament Project Participating Staff and Athletes |url=https://en.hockey.or.jp/img/2023/12/20231226_sakura-_japan_world_final_qualifier_for_the-paris_olympics.pdf |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=en.hockey.or.jp |publisher=Japan Hockey Association |language=Japanese}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{International Hockey Federation|22955}} * {{Olympics.com|amiru-shimada}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Team Japan athletes|shimadaamiru}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730140007/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/amiru-shimada_1888331 Amiru Shimada] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/amiru-shimada_1888331 alternate link]) * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shimada, Amiru}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese women's field hockey players Category:Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic field hockey players for Japan Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen