Mio Yamanaka
Rugby player
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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.
| Born | 27 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] She signed with the Western Force for the 2025 Super Rugby Women's season.[8][9]
