Emii Tanaka Explained

Emii Tanaka
Birth Date:19 October 1999
Birth Place:Uozu, Toyama, Japan[1]
Height Cm:166
Weight Kg:65
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2017–Present

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2024-11-04.
  2. Web site: 2024 . TANAKA Emii – Paris 2024 . 2024-07-30 . olympics.com.
  3. Web site: 2018-07-17 . Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018,Japan Announce their Squads . 2024-07-29 . Asia Rugby . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2024-07-11 . Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey . 2024-07-26 . Japan Rugby Football Union . en.
  5. Web site: 2024 . Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.