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]
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Women's National Basketball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 29) Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Fujitsu Red Wave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]
She participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup.[6]
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Japan women's basketball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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