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Wakaba Hara
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthNiigata, Japan[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–Present  Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Wakaba Hara (原わか花, born 6 January 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.[2]

Personal life

In 2022, She graduated with a degree in General Policy Studies from the Policy Faculty at Keio University.[3]

Rugby career

Hara debuted for Japan at the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Incheon, South Korea.[3]

She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She made the Sakura Sevens squad and competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6][7]

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Wakaba Hara". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Wakaba Hara". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "HARA Wakaba – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Japan - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)