{{short description|Japanese field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Miyu Suzuki | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|01|08}} | birth_place = Gifu Prefecture, Japan | position = Defence | height = 157cm | weight = 56kg | clubs1 = Sony HC | nationalyears1 = 2018– | nationalteam1 = Japan | nationalcaps1 = 58 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Cup}} {{MedalGold|2022 Muscat|}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Hangzhou|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIH Hockey Series}} {{MedalSilver|2018–19 Hiroshima|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold|2021 Donghae|}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Ranchi|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIH Nations Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Valencia|}} }}
{{nihongo|'''Miyu Suzuki'''|鈴木 美結|Suzuki Miyu|born 8 January 1999}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1609/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Japan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> is a Japanese field hockey player.<ref name="JHA">{{cite web |url=https://en.hockey.or.jp/img/2023/12/20231226_sakura-_japan_world_final_qualifier_for_the-paris_olympics.pdf |title=Japan Women's Hockey Team "Sakura Japan" Paris Olympics World Final Qualifying Tournament Project Participating Staff and Athletes |publisher=Japan Hockey Association |website=en.hockey.or.jp |language=Japanese |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Miyu Suzuki was born in the Gifu Prefecture.<ref name="HJL">{{cite web |url=https://hjl-hockey.tv/player?playerID=638 |title=鈴木 美結 – Suzuki Miyu |publisher=Hockey Japan League |website=hjl-hockey.tv |language=Japanese |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
==Domestic hockey career== In the Japanese national league, Suzuki represents the Sony HC Bravia Ladies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sony-global-mo.co.jp/hockey/member_and_staff/member04.html |title=4 DF – 鈴木 美結 – Miyu Suzuki |publisher=Sony HC Bravia Ladies |website=sony-global-mo.co.jp |language=Japanese |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="HJL"/>
== International hockey career == Suzuki made her senior international debut for the Japanese national team (The Cherry Blossoms) in 2018 at the SOMPO Cup - a four nations competition between Australia, Japan, Korea and the USA, which was held in Osaka.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sompocup-hockey-ibaraki.com/en/player/suzuki-miyu |title=SUZUKI Miyu |publisher=SOMPO Cup |website=sompocup-hockey-ibaraki.com |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>
=== FIH Hockey series / FIH World Cup / Nations Cup === Suzuki was part of the Japanese team competing at the finals of the 2018-19 FIH Hockey Series, held in Hiroshima in June 2019. She won a silver medal after Japan was defeated 3-1 in the final against India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1053#competitions_standings |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref>
Suzuki took part in the 2022 FIH World Cup held in Spain and the Netherlands, where the Japanese team came eleventh,<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1388 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref> and the 2022 FIH Nations Cup held in Valencia, Spain, where the Japanese team team won Bronze.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1438 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref> She also competed in the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Spain, where the Japanese team came fifth,<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1612 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref> and the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup in Santiago de Chile, where Japan came sixth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1705 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref>
=== Asian Champions Trophy === Suzuki was part of the gold medal winning Japanese team at the 2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy, in Donghei, Korea, where Japan beat the Korean hosts 2-1 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1382 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref> Her team also won Silver in the 2023 tournament, held Ranchi, India, losing 4-0 to the India hosts in the final<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1617 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref>
=== Asian Games === Suzuki took part in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where Japan only just missed out on a medal, coming fourth after a sudden death shootout against Korea in their semi final after both teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regular time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1603 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref>
=== Asian Cup === Suzuki won gold at the 2022 Asian Cup in Muscat, beating Korea 4-2 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Hockey Federation |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1395 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=tms.fih.ch}}</ref>
=== Olympic Games === Suzuki took part in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where the Japanese team came tenth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOCKEY WOMEN RESULTS |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-2024/results/hockey/women |work=Paris 2024 Olympics}}{{dead link|date=March 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{International Hockey Federation|21664}} * {{Olympics.com|miyu-suzuki}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Team Japan athletes|suzukimiyu}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730141745/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/miyu-suzuki_1888334 Miyu Suzuki] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/miyu-suzuki_1888334 alternate link]) * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzuki, Miyu}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese women's field hockey players Category:Olympic field hockey players for Japan Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Gifu Prefecture Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen