Rennosuke Tokuda (born 15 May 1998) is a Japanese handball player on the right back position.[1]

Rennosuke Tokuda
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 25)
Iwakuni, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubGórnik Zabrze

Since 2019 Tokuda is playing in Europe, first for SPR Tarnów as the first player from Japan in Poland. In the season 2020/21 he was the top scorer in the Polish Superliga.[2] Mid-season 2021/22 he transferred to TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke in the HBL.[3] In the summer that year he returned to the Superliga to Górnik Zabrze.[4] For his national team he competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics[5] and in the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship, where he played in all 6 matches for his side.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "IHF - Player Details". ihf.info. International Handball Federation.
  2. ^ "PGNiG Superliga Mężczyzn - Klasyfikacja strzelców 2020/2021". zprp.pl (in Polish). ZPRP. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Rennosuke Tokuda odchodzi z Grupy Azoty Unii Tarnów". temi.pl (in Polish). TEMI. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Król strzelców wraca do PGNiG Superligi. Rennosuke Tokuda zagra w Górniku Zabrze". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). TVP Sport. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Handball TOKUDA Rennosuke - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
  6. ^ "27th Men's World Championship 2021, Cumulative Statistics, Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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