Paula Ishibashi

Paula Harumi Ishibashi (born February 14, 1985) is a Brazilian rugby union player. She is the current captain of Brazil's women's sevens team and will be leading them at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Ishibashi was introduced to rugby sevens through friends and has been a veteran of the team for 10 years. In 2013, she was awarded the Athlete of the Year Award by the Brazilian Olympic Committee. In 2015, she also was awarded the best Rugby Player of 2015 by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.

She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's rugby sevens team.