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
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "TANAKA Emii – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 ,Japan Announce their Squads". Asia Rugby. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.