Mio Yamanaka
Mio Yamanaka is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Rugby career
Sevens
Yamanaka made her sevens debut at the 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens. She was named in Japan's women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.In 2017, she captained the Sakura sevens side when they launched the inaugural [2017 Japan women's national rugby union team|Japan Women's Sevens|Japan Women's Sevens] in Kitakyushu. In 2021, she competed for Japan at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.