Emii Tanaka

Emii Tanaka
Date of birth (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999
Place of birthUozu, Toyama, Japan[1]
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–Present  Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Team
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.[2] She represented Japan at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[3] She later won a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]

She received a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[2] She competed for Japan in her first Olympics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "7人制ラグビー女子 田中笑伊選手が県庁で過去最高9位を報告". NHK - 富山 NEWS WEB. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ^ a b c "TANAKA Emii – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 ,Japan Announce their Squads". Asia Rugby. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.