Ana Naimasi

Ana Maria Naimasi (21 February 1994) is a Fijian Olympic bronze medal-winning rugby union player.

Ana Naimasi
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  Fiji 1 (0)
Correct as of 27 July 2021
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 Fiji
Correct as of 27 July 2021
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam competition

Career

Naimasi was named in the Fiji squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] She won a bronze medal at the event.[4][5][6] Going in to the tournament Naimasi had scored 21 international tries.[7]

Naimasi was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8][9][10][11] She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[12] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.[13] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[14]

References
  1. "Rugby Sevens NAIMASI Ana Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. "Naimasi expected to play a crucial role".
  8. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  11. "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-31). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.


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