Ana Naimasi

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Ana Naimasi
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 July 2021
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Correct as of 27 July 2021
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Ana Maria Naimasi (21 February 1994) is a Fijian Olympic bronze medal-winning rugby union player.

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Career

Naimasi was named in the Fiji squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] She won a bronze medal at the event. [4] [5] [6] Going in to the tournament Naimasi had scored 21 international tries. [7]

Naimasi was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [8] [9] [10] [11] She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [12] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada. [13] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [14]

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [15] [16]

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References

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