Ano Kuwai

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Ano Kuwai
Date of birth (1989-10-20) October 20, 1989 (age 32)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

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]

References[]

  1. ^ "KUWAI Ano". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.

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