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Terina Te Tamaki

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Terina Te Tamaki
Date of birth(1997-05-01)1 May 1997(age 27)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016–Present New Zealand 59 (25)
Medal record
Women'srugby sevens
RepresentingNew Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Terina Lily Te Tamaki(born 1 May 1997) is a New Zealandrugby unionplayer.

Family and private life[edit]

Te Tamaki was born in 1997.[1]Sevens playerIsaac Te Tamakiis her elder brother.[1][2]Teresa Te Tamaki is her cousin.[3][4]OfMāoridescent, Te Tamaki affiliates to theTe Arawa,WaikatoandNgāti Maniapotoiwi.[5]She received her education atHamilton Girls' High School.[1]

Rugby career[edit]

Te Tamaki used to watch her elder brother play rugby forHamilton Boys' High Schooland thought the sport was not for her, as it was too scary and had too much contact. But the Girls' High coach, former Black Fern Crystal Kaua, convinced her to start the sport.[3]It became her dream to make it to the2020 Summer OlympicsinTokyo.[3]

Te Tamaki was contracted to theNew Zealand women's sevens teamin January 2016[6][7]and made her debut at theUSA Women's Sevens.[8][9]She was selected forNew Zealand's women's sevens teamto the2016 Summer Olympics.[10][11][12]Shewon a silver medalwith the team and broke a New Zealand record held since the1952 Summer Olympicsby becoming the country's youngest female medallist.[13]However, she only held the honour for 18 months until the record broken again by 16-year-oldZoi Sadowski-Synnottat the2018 Winter Olympics.[14]

Te Tamaki was named as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the2022 Commonwealth GamesinBirmingham.[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^abc"Terina Te Tamaki".New Zealand Rugby Union.Retrieved20 August2016.
  2. ^"Isaac Te Tamaki".New Zealand Rugby Union.Retrieved20 August2016.
  3. ^abcAtkinson, Matt (2 August 2016)."Out of school and into the Rio Olympics for Waikato teenager Terina Te Tamaki".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved20 August2016.
  4. ^"Teresa Te Tamaki".New Zealand Rugby Union.Retrieved20 August2016.
  5. ^"43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics".Te Karere.5 August 2016.Retrieved6 August2016.
  6. ^"Rugby sevens: Plenty of experience in women's squad".New Zealand Herald.co.nz.19 January 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  7. ^Strang, Ben (18 January 2016)."Teen Te Tamaki in NZ Sevens squad".Stuff.co.nz.Retrieved30 July2016.
  8. ^"NZ women's Sevens name three newcomers for Atlanta and Langford tournaments".tvnz.co.nz.30 March 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  9. ^"Three newcomers in NZ women's sevens".radionz.co.nz.30 March 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  10. ^"Men's and Women's Sevens".radionz.co.nz.22 July 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  11. ^"New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games".usatoday.com.2 July 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  12. ^"Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games".Olympic.org.nz.1 July 2016.Retrieved30 July2016.
  13. ^Alderson, Andrew (21 August 2016)."Rio Olympics 2016: Lydia Ko wins silver for New Zealand's 17th medal".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved21 August2016.
  14. ^"2018 Winter Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claims bronze for NZ's second-ever medal".Stuff. 22 February 2018.
  15. ^"Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games".allblacks.com.29 June 2022.Retrieved4 July2022.
  16. ^"Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games".Stuff.29 June 2022.Retrieved4 July2022.

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