Tournament History
Asian Games
| Asian Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2010 | Final |  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 | Final |  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 2018 | Final | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Union | Kazakhstan Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Coach(es) | Anna Yakovleva |
The Kazakhstan women's national sevens rugby union team is Kazakhstan's representative in Rugby sevens at an international level. They have won the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series seven times.
Kazakhstan won the 2010 Asia Pacific Sevens Championship in Malaysia. [1] [2] They also won gold at the 2010 Asian Games defeating China in the finals. They finished third at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament earning themselves a place at the 2020 Olympic repechage tournament to compete for one of two final berths in Tokyo. [3] [4] [5]
| Squad | Height | Weight | Birthdate/Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Kumanikina | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | August 14, 1974 |
| Irina Radzivil | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | October 27, 1979 |
| Amina Baratova | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | September 10, 1982 |
| Olessya Teryayeva | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | August 8, 1985 |
| Olga Sazonova | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | January 24, 1986 |
| Nigora Nurmatova | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | January 23, 1990 |
| Marianna Balashova | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | December 1, 1984 |
| Anna Yakovleva | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | November 10, 1983 |
| Svetlana Klyuchnikova | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | June 27, 1984 |
| Lyudmila Sherer | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | June 14, 1988 |
| Irina Amossova | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | November 13, 1982 |
| Irina Adler | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | November 9, 1978 |
| Asian Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2010 | Final | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Final | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | Final | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
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