Mio Yamanaka

Mio Yamanaka

Date of birth	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team Years Team Comps 2016 Japan

Mio Yamanaka (山中 美緒, Yamanaka Mio, born October 27, 1995) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Rugby career

Sevens

Yamanaka made her sevens debut at the 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens.[1] She was named in Japan's women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

In 2017, she captained the Sakura sevens side when they launched the inaugural Japan Women's Sevens in Kitakyushu.[4] In 2021, she competed for Japan at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

XVs

Yamanaka was sin binned in Japan's repechage match against Hong Kong, it was the final qualifier for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[7]

References

1. "Rio 2016: Women's sevens team profiles". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
2. "Sakura Sevens squad revealed for Rio Games". The Japan Times Online. 2016-07-16. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
3. "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
4. "Captains ready for Japanese adventure". www.world.rugby. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
5. "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Women's sevens squads". www.women.rugby. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
6. "Olympics: Japan's women continue host's rugby sevens pain". Kyodo News+. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
7. "Hong Kong handed stiff test at Women's Rugby". Hong Kong China Rugby. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

External links

• Japan Player Profile
• Mio Yamanaka at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)