Kaminieli Rasaku (born 12 July 1999) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. He won a silver medal with the Fiji sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][2][3] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5][6][7]

Kaminieli Rasaku
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Fiji
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  4. ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-22). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. ^ "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  9. ^ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. ^ "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.