Asumi Tsuzaki

Asumi Tsuzaki (津崎明日美, Tsuzaki Asumi, born 22 March 1989) is a Japanese water polo coach, sports official and former player.[1]

Tsuzaki took the Officials' Oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[2][3][4] becoming the first female water polo referee to be given the honour. During the Games she acted as referee in the women's water polo tournament.[5][6] On 24 July 2021, Tsuzaki and Ursula Wengenroth of Switzerland officiated the match between South Africa and Spain, which is the first time that two women had officiated an Olympic water polo match.[3]

She was also a referee for the 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Athens, Greece,[7] along with being a referee for the 2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste, Italy.[1][8]

Tsuzaki graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "TSUZAKI Asumi". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Asumi Tsuzaki, Officials Oath at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony". wwpra.org. World Water Polo Referees' Association. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Spain defeats South Africa in historic match". fina.org. FINA. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ Palmer, Dan (23 July 2021). "Tennis star Osaka lights Olympic Cauldron as delayed Tokyo 2020 opens". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. p. 275. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Officials – Water Polo". fina.org. FINA. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). microplustiming.com. FINA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Complete Tournament Book" (PDF). microplustiming.com. FINA. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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