FUJITA Yoshikazu

Japan

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: KYOTO

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M01 FIJ Fiji 24 JPN Japan 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M07 GBR Great Britain 34 JPN Japan 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M13 CAN Canada 36 JPN Japan 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-12 #M20 KEN Kenya 21 JPN Japan 7	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 11-12 #M27 KOR Republic of Korea 19 JPN Japan 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019
16	Men	2020

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
16	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2019	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

Yoshi (panasonic.co.jp, 02 Mar 2021)

Hobbies:

Spending time in cafes, visiting shrines, making videos. (panasonic.co.jp, 02 Mar 2021; YouTube channel, 22 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sports Science - Waseda University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Coach:

Kensuke Iwabuchi [national], JPN

Position style:

Forward (lineblog.me, 09 May 2019)

Sporting relatives:

His mother Satomi competed in basketball at national level in Japan. His younger brother Tatsunari Fujita has represented Japan in rugby union [15-a-side] at junior level, and competed at the 2016 U20 World Championship in England. He has also played the sport for NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes in the Japanese Top League. (docomo-rugby.jp, 02 Mar 2021; lineblog.me, 02 Mar 2021; yoshikazufujita.com, Feb 2020; japan-indepth.jp, 18 Jul 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Mar 2021)

Other sports:

He has represented Japan in rugby union [15-a-side], and competed at the 2015 World Cup in England. He has also played the sport for the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japanese Top League and the Sunwolves in the Super Rugby league. (yoshikazufujita.com, Feb 2020; panasonic.co.jp, 02 Mar 2021)

Injuries:

He has suffered a dislocated right shoulder during his sporting career. He also underwent surgery on his left shoulder after three dislocations. (thedigestweb.com, 01 Feb 2021)

In 2012 he underwent surgery on his left knee due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL]. He was sidelined for 10 months. (thedigestweb.com, 01 Feb 2021)

Start:

He began playing rugby at age seven. (yoshikazufujita.com, Feb 2020)

Reason:

He was encouraged by his father Hisakazu Fujita, who worked as a rugby coach. (yoshikazufujita.com, Feb 2020; thedigestweb.com, 01 Feb 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thedigestweb.com, 01 Feb 2021)

Hero:

Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki. (panasonic.co.jp, 02 Mar 2021)

Philosophy:

"Live this day as if it were your last." (panasonic.co.jp, 02 Mar 2021)

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Legend

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

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