Yume Hirano

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Yume Hirano
Date of birth (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan [1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2016–PresentFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Yume Hirano (平野優芽; born 15 March 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. [2]

Hirano competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] She captained Japan at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [4] [5] [6]

She led Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Yume Hirano". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Yume Hirano". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Japan - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.