Ana Naimasi

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Ana Maria Naimasi (21 February 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She then competed for the Fijiana fifteens team at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. She also represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Naimasi was part of the Fiji women’s cricket team to Vanuatu for the Tri-Series in 2011 and 2012.{{Cite web |last=Wara |first=Vereimi |date=2025-01-31 |title=Naimasi named in Brumbies W squad |url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/naimasi-named-in-brumbies-w-squad/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Fiji Times |language=en-US}} She then represented Fiji's under-19 netball team from 2013 to 2014 for the Trans-Tasman Series in New Zealand, and then played for the Fiji A netball side.

She made her international debut for the Fijiana sevens team at the Dubai Sevens in 2017.

Naimasi was named in the Fiji squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1282527-naimasi-ana-maria.htm|title=Rugby Sevens NAIMASI Ana Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|website=olympics.com|access-date=2021-07-28|archive-date=2021-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006071818/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1282527-naimasi-ana-maria.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2021-07-04 |title=Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/fijian-rugby-sevens-teams-named-for-tokyo-olympic-games/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/446220/olympic-champions-fiji-have-named-their-squads-to-compete-in-the-tokyo-olympics |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}} She won a bronze medal at the event.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-31 |title=Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/448175/fantastic-fijiana-win-historic-olympic-medal |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |last=Deo |first=Rohit |date=2021-07-31 |title=2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/2020-tokyo-olympics-fantastic-fijiana-win-historic-bronze-medal/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=FijiTimes |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/659017?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.world.rugby}} Going in to the tournament Naimasi had scored 21 international tries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/rugby/naimasi-expected-to-play-a-crucial-role/|title=Naimasi expected to play a crucial role}}

Naimasi was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |last1=Tavi |first1=Karalaini |title=Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/rugby/fiji-7s-squad-named/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=fbcnews.com.fj}}{{cite web |title=Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/470453/fiji-rugby-names-squads-for-commonwealth-games-sevens |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=RNZ |date=6 July 2022 }}{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-08-01 |title=Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/team-fiji-mens-and-womens-teams-settle-for-silver-medals-at-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji |url=https://www.espn.com/commonwealth-games/story/_/id/34324948/commonwealth-games-australia-takes-women-sevens-gold-fiji |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-08-31 |title=Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/saiasi-fuli-names-squad-for-rugby-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}} In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/22/world-cup-warm-up-fiji-vs-canada-arn-guide/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}} She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-09-21 |title=Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/seruvakula-names-32-member-squad-for-rugby-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2021-07-04 |title=Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/fijian-rugby-sevens-teams-named-for-tokyo-olympic-games/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/fiji |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.world.rugby}}

In 2025, she joined the Brumbies for the Super Rugby Women's competition.{{Cite web |last=Cama |first=Akuila |date=2025-01-30 |title=Naimasi joins Brumbies |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/super-rugby/naimasi-joins-brumbies/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}