Kenya Kasahara

Kenya Kasahara
Personal information
Born	(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Hörður
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2021	Toyota Auto Body
2021–2022	Hörður
2022–2023	SPR Tarnów
2023–	Hörður
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Japan	46	(29)
Medal record Asian Championship 2024 Bahrain 2020 Kuwait

Kenya Kasahara (笠原 謙哉, born 15 May 1988) is a Japanese handball player and a member of the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship^[1][2] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Club career

In July 2021, Kasahara signed with Hörður of the Icelandic 1. deild karla.^[4][5] He helped Hörður finish first in the 1. deild in 2022, and achieve promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.^[6]

After spending the 2022–2023 season with SPR Tarnów, he returned to Hörður in July 2023.^[7]

Titles

• 1. deild karla: 2022

References

1. 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
2. "男子日本代表 世界選手権 派遣メンバー発表！". handball.or.jp. 17 December 2018.
3. "Frá Ólympíuleikunum til Ísafjarðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
4. Ívar Benediktsson (22 July 2021). "Beint af Ólympíuleikum til Ísafjarðar – Hörður semur við þrjá". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 July 2021). "Kemur til Ísafjarðar eftir að hafa keppt á Ólympíuleikunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
6. Ívar Benediktsson (8 April 2022). "Hörður leikur í Olísdeildinni á næstu leiktíð". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
7. Ívar Benediktsson (13 June 2023). "Kusners heldur áfram – Kasahara mætir til leiks á ný". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

• Kenya Kasahara at the International Handball Federation
• Kenya Kasahara at Olympics.com
• Kenya Kasahara at Olympedia