Sae Yamamoto

is a Japanese curler. She currently plays second on the Hokkaido Bank curling team skipped by Miku Nihira. In 2022, she medaled gold at the World Junior Curling Championships as the skip for the Japanese team.

Early life and education Yamamoto was born in Saku, Nagano. She graduated from and , and currently attends Japan Women's University.

She began curling in fourth grade through the SWAN Project, which was held in Nagano to train Winter Olympic medalists.

Career In November 2015, Yamamoto was the runner up in the Japan Junior Curling Championship.

At the Japan Curling Championships in February 2016, although she advanced to the playoffs in 3rd place, Yamamoto ultimately placed 4th. She competed in the World Junior Curling Championships the next month in replacement of Miyu Ueno who was absent because of her high school entrance exams; Yamamoto placed tenth.

In May 2016, she joined the Karuizawa Fire Bomber as a first-generation student of the Curling Elite Academy opened by . In August 2019, Karuizawa Fire Bomber disbanded after the JCA Jr. training camp.

In May 2022, Yamamoto won the first Japanese gold medal for the World Junior Curling Championship.

Yamamoto joined the Hokkaido Bank Women's Curling Club in November 2022.

Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate 2015–16 Seina Nakajima Minori Suzuki Ami Enami Sae Yamamoto Fumino Tsuchiya Yuumi Suzuki Yui Ueno Asuka Kanai Sae Yamamoto 2016–17 Ami Enami (Fourth) Minori Suzuki Sae Yamamoto (Skip) Mone Ryokawa 2018–19 Ami Enami (Fourth) Minori Suzuki Sae Yamamoto Mone Ryokawa (Skip) Asuka Kanai 2019–20 Minori Suzuki (Fourth) Eri Ogihara Yui Ueno Sae Yamamoto (Skip) Miyu Ueno 2020–21 Miyu Ueno (Fourth) Eri Ogihara Yui Ueno Sae Yamamoto (Skip) 2021–22 Miyu Ueno (Fourth) Eri Ogihara Yui Ueno Sae Yamamoto (Skip) Asuka Kanai Yuina Miura 2022–23 Miyu Ueno (Fourth) Sae Yamamoto (Skip) Suzune Yasui Moeka Iwase Mizuki Hara Momoha Tabata Miku Nihira Sae Yamamoto Ayami Ito 2023–24 Momoha Tabata Miku Nihira Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima Ayami Ito 2024–25 Momoha Tabata (Fourth) Miku Nihira (Skip) Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima Ayami Ito 2025–26 Momoha Tabata (Fourth) Miku Nihira (Skip) Sae Yamamoto Mikoto Nakajima