Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano, born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She played for Japan's women's rugby sevens team and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rugby career
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editKuwai competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2][3] She became the first Japanese rugby player to score a try at an Olympic Game.[4]
Referee
editKuwai will create history as the first to both play and referee sevens in the Olympics.[5][6] She was one of six women who were selected to officiate in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][7]
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.
- ^ a b "Rugby sevens match officials unveiled for Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Japan's Kuwai returns to Games as rugby ref". The Straits Times. 2024-05-09. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Rugby: Japanese woman set to be 1st to play, referee at Olympics". Kyodo News+. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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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