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Paula Ishibashi

Full name	Paula Harumi Ishibashi
Date of birth	(1985-02-14) February 14, 1985 (age 39)
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half National sevens team Years Team Comps - Brazil
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team competition

Paula Harumi Ishibashi (born February 14, 1985) is a Brazilian rugby union player. She is the current captain of Brazil's women's sevens team and will be leading them at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Ishibashi was introduced to rugby sevens through friends and has been a veteran of the team for 10 years. In 2013, she was awarded the Athlete of the Year Award by the Brazilian Olympic Committee. In 2015, she also was awarded the best Rugby Player of 2015 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.

She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's rugby sevens team.

References

1. "Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads". worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
2. Pickup, Oliver (22 February 2016). "Brazil star Paula Ishibashi's Q and A before Sao Paulo". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
3. Davis, Karlla (10 January 2013). "Brazilian rugger Paula Ishibashi nominated as rugby athlete of the year in Brazil". scrumhalfconnection.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
4. "Paula Ishibashi Elected Best Athlete by Brazilian Olympic Committee". Americas Rugby News. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
5. "Paula Harumi ISHIBASHI". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

External links

• Paula Ishibashi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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