Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano, born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She plays for Japan's women's rugby sevens team. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2][3] Kuwai became the first Japanese rugby player to score a try at an Olympic Game.[4]
| Date of birth | October 20, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "KUWAI Ano". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Sakura Sevens squad revealed for Rio Games". The Japan Times Online. 2016-07-16. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ "Olympics: No medal for Japan women's rugby, but could still take prize". The Mainichi. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
External links edit
- "Japan Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- Ano Kuwai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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