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    11 Aug 2024

    Machida now third all-time in assists

    Japan's point guard is now in sole possession of third place, behind only Sue Bird and Teresa Edwards.

    LILLE (France) - As Japan are now out of contention to advance, Rui Machida will leave France at third all-time in assists at the Olympics.

    She was previously tied with Australia' Kristi Harrower at 111 assists, but moved up for sole possession with four assists against Belgium.

    Machida averaged 6.0 assists per game in Paris 2024

    Most assists all-time at the Olympics

    Rank

    Player

    Team

    Assists

    1

    Teresa Edwards

    USA

    137

    2

    Sue Bird

    USA

    124

    3

    Rui Machida

    Japan

    115

    4

    Kristi Harrower

    Australia

    111

    5

    Diana Taurasi*

    USA

    98

    6

    Janeth Arcain

    Brazil

    89

    7

    Irina Soumnikova

    Soviet Union/CIS/Russia

    83

    8

    Dawn Staley

    USA

    80

    9

    Adriana Moises

    Brazil

    79

    10

    Laia Palau

    Spain

    77

    *Active players The assist was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1976.

    Read more about Rui Machida here:

    Rui Machida, her Olympic Games encore and everything in between

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