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Michaela Blyde (born 29 December 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby sevens player and Olympic gold medalist.[1] Her mother, Cherry Blyde, became the first female president of the Taranaki rugby football union in 2022.[2]
| Date of birth | 29 December 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Plymouth Girls High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
Her younger brother, Liam Blyde also plays rugby as a developmental trialist for the men's Sevens team and played for the Taranaki Bulls team in 2021.[3]
Rugby career
Blyde debuted for New Zealand as a 17-year-old in the 2013 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship in Australia.[1]
In 2018, she won gold medals at both the Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. She also won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[1]
Blyde was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5] She won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.[6][7] She later won a silver medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9][10]
Achievements and honours
- 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team.[11]
- 2017, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year. [12]
- 2018, World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year.[12]
- 2018, Taranaki Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year and Overall Sportsperson of the Year.[13]
- 2019, Australian Women's Sevens performance tracker player of the round.[14]
- 2021, Joint winner of Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year 2021 with Gayle Broughton.[15]
References
- Shepard, Kit (2022-06-20). "Michaela Blyde: Ten things to know about the New Zealand Sevens back". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- "MUM'S THE WORD - Rugby News". rugbynews.co.nz. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Sevens rugby runs in the family for All Blacks hopeful Liam Blyde". Newshub. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- McConnell, Lynn (2022-08-01). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- Julian, Adam (2022-09-12). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Wilson, Sam (2022-09-11). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby Sevens Players of the Year 2019 nominees announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- "Gold medallist takes home top Taranaki award". Stuff. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- worldrugby.org. "DHL Performance Tracker - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series | worldrugby.org/sevens-series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- "Blacks Ferns Sevens stars Blyde and Broughton share Taranaki Daily News Person of the Year 2021". Stuff. 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
External links
- Michaela Blyde at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Black Ferns profile
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На других языках
- [en] Michaela Blyde
[ru] Блайд, Микаэла
Микаэла Блайд (англ. Michaela Blyde, родилась 29 декабря 1995 года в Нью-Плимуте) — новозеландская регбистка, выступающая на позиции винга; олимпийская чемпионка Игр 2020 в Токио, чемпионка мира 2018 года в Сан-Франциско и чемпионка Игр Содружества 2018 года в Голд-Косте[2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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