Kaminieli Rasaku

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Kaminieli Rasaku
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Kaminieli Rasaku (born 12 July 1999) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. He won a silver medal with the Fiji sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [1] [2] [3] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [4] [5] [6] [7]

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-22). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  9. "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.