Rugby Sevens - SUZUKI TAKASHI

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Rugby Sevens	Women JPN Japan	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Athletics Field	Women's Pool F #8 JPN Japan 57 SGP Singapore 0	Finished
	Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Athletics Field	Women's Pool F #16 JPN Japan 45 IND India 0	Finished
	Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Athletics Field	Women's Pool F #25 JPN Japan 22 HKG Hong Kong, China 5	Finished
	Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Athletics Field	Women's Semifinal #34 JPN Japan 26 THA Thailand 0	Finished
	Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Athletics Field	Women's Gold Medal Match #50 CHN China 22 JPN Japan 21	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He represented Japan in rugby sevens at the 2009 World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was part of the Japanese teams that won gold at the Asian Games in 2006 and 2014, and competed in a number of legs during the 2014/15 World Series. He also played for Japanese club side Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo-Bay. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 May 2022; itsrugby, 01 Jan 2016)

He guided the Japan women's team to an eighth-place finish in the 2022/23 World Series, which included a best result of fifth at the France leg in May 2023. (world, 2023)

He led the Japan women's team to a second-place finish in the 2022 Asian Series. (asiarugby, 2022)

He guided the Japan women's team to a ninth-place finish out of 16 teams at the 2022 World Cup in South Africa. (women, 2022)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He served as acting head coach of the Japan women's sevens team following the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was appointed to the role on a permanent basis in December 2021.

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event