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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. She was named in Japan's women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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

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.

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)

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