Miyo Yamada
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
softball
player who played as a catcher. She won the silver medal for Japan
in the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
player who played as a catcher. She won the silver medal for Japan
Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gold:*Naoko Takahashi — Athletics, Women's Marathon*Tadahiro Nomura — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight *Makoto Takimoto — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight *Kosei Inoue — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight...
in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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