Ana Maria Roqica (born February 2, 1988) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She is a member of the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
| Full name | Ana Maria Roqica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 2, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roqica was named in the Fijiana team to the 2020 Summer Olympics when she was selected as the 13th player after Luisa Tisolo pulled out due to injury.[3][4] She won a bronze medal at the event.[5][6][7] She has captained the Fijiana side since being named captain in 2011.[8] She also captained them at the Rio Olympics.[9][10]
Roqica has won gold at the 2011 and 2015 Pacific Games.[11] She was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ "ROQICA Ana". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Ratulevu, Pate (2016-07-16). "Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Ana Maria Thankful For Family Support". FOX SPORTS PULSE. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Baselala, Elenoa (15 July 2016). "Roqica ready to lead the Fijiana side". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Baselala, Elenoa (30 July 2016). "Rugby in the blood". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Mele, Kalesi (7 July 2015). "Fijiana wants to retain 2015 Pacific Games 7s gold". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2022-09-21). "Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
External links edit
- Ana Maria Roqica at Olympedia
- Ana Roqica Archived 2021-08-07 at the Wayback Machine at 2020 Tokyo
- Ana Roqica at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
