Noriko Taniguchi
Date of birth (1992-09-07) September 7, 1992
Place of birthKanagawa, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014- Japan 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Silver medal – second place 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

  1. ↑ "TANIGUCHI Noriko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ "Noriko Taniguchi". asiangames.sporttu.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-13.


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