Kazuma Murata
{{short description|Japanese field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Kazuma Murata
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|28}}
| birth_place = Toyama Prefecture, Japan
| height = 175cm
| weight = 60kg
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Canberra Chill
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2018
| clubs1 = Canberra Lakers
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–
| clubs2 = Canberra Chill
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–present
| nationalteam1 = Japan
| nationalcaps1 = 133
| nationalgoals1 = 33
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JPN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Dhaka|}}
| updated = 31 December 2021
}}
{{Nihongo|Kazuma Murata|村田 和麻|Murata Kazuma|born 28 November 1991}}{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/408/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Japan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=15 October 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://universiade2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/HOM400004_C33_JPN_4.0.PDF |title=Team Roster |publisher=Universiade2013 |website=universiade2013.sportresult.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}} is a Japanese field hockey player, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/kazuma-murata/304370/ |title=Kazuma Murata – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.en.hockey.or.jp/img/2019/02/20190209_candidates_samurai_japan.pdf |title=Trial Result - Men's Hockey National Team "Samurai Japan" |publisher=Japan Hockey Association |website=en.hockey.or.jp |accessdate=15 October 2019 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214113239/http://www.en.hockey.or.jp/img/2019/02/20190209_candidates_samurai_japan.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Career
=Australian leagues=
In 2018, Kazuma Murata was signed to the Canberra Lakers as an import player for the 2018 edition of the Australian Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/new-look-canberra-lakers-to-kick-start-ahl-campaign-in-tasmania-20181003-p507j0.html |title=New-look Canberra Lakers to kick-start AHL campaign in Tasmania |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |website=smh.com.au |date=3 October 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/11506 |title=MURATA Kazuma |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=15 October 2019}}
Following his appearance for the Canberra Lakers, Murata was signed to the Australian Capital Territory's new team, the Canberra Chill, for the inaugural tournament of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/teams/canberra-chill/men/squad/ |title=Canberra Chill – Men's Team |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=15 October 2019}}
=National team=
Murata made his debut for the Japan national team in 2014, during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/7812 |title=MURATA Kazuma |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=15 October 2019}}
He won his first medal at a major tournament in 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta. The team won gold, and also secured qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2018/09/02/japan-stun-malaysia-to-take-asian-games-hockey-mens-gold |title=Japan stun Malaysia to take Asian Games hockey men's gold |publisher=The Hockey Paper |website=thehockeypaper.co.uk |date=2 September 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{International Hockey Federation|7812}}
- {{Hockey Australia|11506}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|kazuma-murata}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Japan FH Squad 2018 Asian Games}}
{{Japan FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murata, Kazuma}}
Category:Japanese male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey forwards
Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
Category:Expatriate field hockey players
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Category:Sportspeople from Toyama Prefecture
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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