Rui Machida
Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player. She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] and at the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[3][4]
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| Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | JBL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 March 1993 Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]
Career
She participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup.[6]
References
- "Rui Machida". Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- "Rui MACHIDA". FIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- "Rui MACHIDA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- "Basketball MACHIDA Rui - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
- "Rui Machida: From third-string point guard to Olympic record-breaker". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
External links
- Rui Machida at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Rui Machida at FIBA
- Rui Machida at the International Olympic Committee
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