SOEJIMA Kameli Raravou Latianara

Japan

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 1 Jun 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Birth Country:

Fiji

Place of residence : FUKUOKA

Residence 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:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
15	Men	2019
15	Men	2016/2017
16	Men	2020

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
14	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
14	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2017	Paris, FRA
14	Men	2019	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
13	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
15	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
15	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
15	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Indonesia

Nickname:

Gams (Facebook profile, 29 Jul 2018)

Hobbies:

Driving, watching films, listening to music, sleeping. (club.ccbji.co.jp, 30 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Family:

Two daughters, three sons

Languages spoken:

English, Fijian, Japanese

Coach:

Kensuke Iwabuchi [national], JPN

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] for Coca Cola Red Sparks in the Japanese Top League. (club.ccbji.co.jp, 30 Apr 2021)

Debut:

2014 for Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (saga-s.co.jp, 09 Jan 2015)

Injuries:

In 2015 he injured his knee. (rugby-rp.com, 02 Feb 2016)

Start:

He began playing rugby at age five. (saga-s.co.jp, 09 Jan 2015)

Reason:

His family played the sport. (saga-s.co.jp, 09 Jan 2015)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rugby-rp.com, 11 Oct 2020)

Philosophy:

"Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard." (club.ccbji.co.jp, 30 Apr 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM FIJI TO JAPAN
Born in Fiji, he met his Japanese wife while she was working as a volunteer in a hospital in Fiji. He moved to Japan following their marriage in 2009 and was granted Japanese citizenship in 2013. (saga-s.co.jp, 09 Jan 2015; rugby-rp.com, 02 Feb 2016, 11 Oct 2020; nishinippon.co.jp, 03 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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