Taichi Yoshizawa

Taichi Yoshizawa

Date of birth	(1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33)
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing Current team NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2021 Coca-Cola Red Sparks () 2021– NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes () National sevens team Years Team Comps 2017– Japan 7s

Taichi Yoshizawa (born 18 July 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

Yoshizawa represented Japan at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco where they finished 15th.[1]

In 2023, He won a bronze medal at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[2][3]

Yoshizawa competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5] He was originally listed as a traveling reserve but played against Samoa and Uruguay.[2]

References

1. "「ラグビーワールドカップ・セブンズ2018」男女セブンズ日本代表メンバー、コメントのお知らせ｜日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
2. "YOSHIZAWA Taichi – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
3. "Rugby Sevens YOSHIZAWA Taichi - The 19th Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
4. "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
5. "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.