Aya Takeuchi

Aya Takeuchi (竹内 亜弥, Takeuchi Aya, born August 5, 1986) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She played for the Japan's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] She won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games as a member of Japan's sevens team.

Aya Takeuchi
Date of birth (1986-08-05) August 5, 1986
Place of birthGifu, Gifu, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014- Japan 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

Takeuchi graduated from Kyoto University. She also played volleyball for ten years.[4]

References
  1. "TAKEUCHI Aya". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. Arai, Susumu (2015-12-01). "Players from other sports help power Sakura 7s to berth in Rio". asianews.network. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.


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