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Taichi Yoshizawa

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Taichi Yoshizawa
Date of birth (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33)
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017–Present  Japan

Taichi Yoshizawa (born 18 July 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.

Rugby career

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Yoshizawa represented Japan at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco where they finished 15th.[1]

In 2023, He won a bronze medal at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[2][3]

Yoshizawa competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[4][5] He was originally listed as a traveling reserve but played against Samoa and Uruguay.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "「ラグビーワールドカップ・セブンズ2018」男女セブンズ日本代表メンバー、コメントのお知らせ|日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "YOSHIZAWA Taichi – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Rugby Sevens YOSHIZAWA Taichi - The 19th Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)