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Emii Tanaka

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Emii Tanaka
Date of birth (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthUozu, Toyama, Japan[1]
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–Present  Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Emii Tanaka (born 19 October 1999) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

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Tanaka debuted for Japan at the Japan leg of the 2016–17 Women's Sevens Series in Kitakyushu.[2] She represented Japan at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[3] She later won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]

She received a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[2] She competed for Japan in her first Olympics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "7人制ラグビー女子 田中笑伊選手が県庁で過去最高9位を報告". NHK - 富山 NEWS WEB. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ^ a b c "TANAKA Emii – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 ,Japan Announce their Squads". Asia Rugby. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.