Emii Tanaka

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Emii Tanaka
Date of birth (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999 (age 24)
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017–PresentFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

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

Rugby career

Tanaka debuted for Japan at the Japan leg of the 2016–17 Women's Sevens Series in Kitakyushu. [1] She represented Japan at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [2] She later won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. [1]

She received a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [1] She competed for Japan in her first Olympics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "TANAKA Emii – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 ,Japan Announce their Squads". Asia Rugby. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)