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
National team(s)
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
2020 TokyoTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
2022 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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