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Chisato Yokoo
Date of birth (1992-05-22) May 22, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
UniversityWaseda University
Rugby union career
Current team Tokyo Phoenix RC
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014- Japan 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team

Chisato Yokoo (横尾 千里, Yokoo Chisato, born May 22, 1992) is a female Japanese rugby sevens player. She was part of Japan's sevens team that won silver at the 2014 Asian Games. She played at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2][3][4]

Yokoo was part of the Sakura sevens team that played in a curtain raiser match against Australia ahead of the 2015 Rugby Championship match between the Wallabies and the All Blacks in Sydney.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "YOKOO Chisato". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ^ "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. ^ "Sakura Sevens squad revealed for Rio Games". The Japan Times Online. 2016-07-16. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ^ "Playing for the Love of the Game". rugbynewsjapan.com. 2015-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  6. ^ "Aussie Sevens squads set for Japanese test". www2.rugby.com.au. 2015-08-06. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2016-08-13.