Paula_Ishibashi

Paula Ishibashi

Paula Ishibashi

Rugby player

Paula Harumi Ishibashi (born February 14, 1985) is a Brazilian rugby union player. She is the current captain of Brazil's women's sevens team and will be leading them at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

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Ishibashi was introduced to rugby sevens through friends and has been a veteran of the team for 10 years.[2] In 2013, she was awarded the Athlete of the Year Award by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.[3] In 2015, she also was awarded the best Rugby Player of 2015 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.[4]

She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's rugby sevens team.[5]

References

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    "Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads". worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. [2]
    Pickup, Oliver (22 February 2016). "Brazil star Paula Ishibashi's Q and A before Sao Paulo". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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    Davis, Karlla (10 January 2013). "Brazilian rugger Paula Ishibashi nominated as rugby athlete of the year in Brazil". scrumhalfconnection.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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    "Paula Ishibashi Elected Best Athlete by Brazilian Olympic Committee". Americas Rugby News. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
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    "Paula Harumi ISHIBASHI". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-07-17.


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