Sariah Paki (born 12 May 2001) is an Australian rugby union player.

Sariah Paki
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Personal life

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Her sister Aaliyah Paki has played touch football for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Touch Premiership in Australia.[1]

Career

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Paki was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Paki won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5][6] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[7]

She was named in Australia's sevens side for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Sevens PAKI Sariah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  3. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.