(1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 31) Hokkaido, Japan
Listed height
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight
126 lb (57 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft
2015: undrafted
Playing career
2011–present
Career history
2011–present
Fujitsu Red Wave
2022–2023
Washington Mystics
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Team
FIBA Asia Cup
2015 Wuhan
Japan
2017 India
2019 India
Asian Games
2014 Incheon
Team
Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the 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]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]
^"Rui Machida". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^"Rui MACHIDA". FIBA. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^"Rui MACHIDA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
^"Basketball MACHIDA Rui". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
^Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
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