Mei Ohtani (大谷芽生, Ōtani Mei, born 28 May 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.[2]
 Ohtani during the 2024 Olympics match against South Africa | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 May 2000 | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kyoto, Japan[1] | ||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||
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Rugby career
editOhtani competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She was named in the Sakura Sevens squad to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5][6]
She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Otani Mei". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Otani Mei". NHK. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Mei Otani". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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