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| Native name | 宇津木 麗華, Utsugi Reika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | 任彦麗, Ren Yanli[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1963 Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Softball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reika Utsugi (宇津木 麗華, Utsugi Reika, born 1 June 1963) is a Japanese softball player who played third base. Originally from Beijing, China, she was naturalised as a Japanese citizen in 1995.[2][3] She played in the Japanese teams that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and served as manager of the team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
- ^ "アジア女子選手権" [Asian Women's Championship]. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Japan softball manager Utsugi targets Olympic gold in 2020". The Japan Times. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "REIKA UTSUGI: Keeping Her Eye on the Ball". Trends on Japan. 16 December 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2002.
- ^ Reika Utsugi Biography and Olympic Results