Akemi Kato

Akemi Kato (加藤 明美, Katō Akemi, born December 13, 1970) is a retired female field hockey player from Japan. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics three times (2004, 2008 and 2012).

Akemi Kato
Personal information
BornDecember 13, 1970 (1970-12-13) (age 53)
Arakawa, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2006 Doha Team
2002 Busan Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
Asia Cup
2007 Hong Kong Team
Asian Champions Trophy
2010 Busan

Kato was the oldest participant (33 years, 245 days) in the Japanese Women's Squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She captained the national side since 2005.


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