Rui Machida

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Rui Machida
Rui Machida.jpg
No. 10 – Fujitsu Red Wave
PositionPoint guard
LeagueJBL
Personal information
Born (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 28)
Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight126 lb (57 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2015 / Undrafted

Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player. She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] and at the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[3][4]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]

Career[]

She participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rui Machida". Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rui MACHIDA". FIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rui MACHIDA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "Basketball MACHIDA Rui - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Rui Machida: From third-string point guard to Olympic record-breaker". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.

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