Rui Machida

Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Washington Mystics of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1][2] and at the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[3][4]

Rui Machida
No. 13 – Washington Mystics
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWomen's National Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993
Hokkaido, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight126 lb (57 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–presentFujitsu Red Wave
2022–presentWashington Mystics
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
FIBA Asia Cup
2015 WuhanJapan
2017 India
2019 India
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]

Career

She participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup.[6]

References
  1. "Rui Machida". Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. "Rui MACHIDA". FIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Rui MACHIDA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. "Basketball MACHIDA Rui - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
  6. "Rui Machida: From third-string point guard to Olympic record-breaker". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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