Noriko Taniguchi

Japanese rugby player

Rugby player

Noriko Taniguchi

Date of birth

(1992-09-07) September 7, 1992 (age 31)

Place of birth

Kanagawa, Japan

Height

1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

66 kg (146 lb)

Rugby union career

National sevens team
Years	Team	Comps
2014-	Japan 7s

Medal record

Women's rugby sevens

Representing Japan
Asian Games
	2018 Jakarta–Palembang	Team
	2014 Incheon	Team

Noriko Taniguchi (谷口令子, Taniguchi Noriko, born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] She won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in rugby sevens.^[5]

References

^ "TANIGUCHI Noriko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
^ "Rugby: Sakura Sevens squad announced for Rio". Kyodo News.net. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
^ "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
^ "Noriko Taniguchi". asiangames.sporttu.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

External links

"Japan Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
Noriko Taniguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Japan Women's squad - 2016 Summer Olympics

Squad