Date of birth | 12 October 2001 | ||||||||||
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Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||
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Sariah Paki (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian rugby union player.
Personal life
Her sister Aaliyah Paki has played touch football for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Touch Premiership in Australia.[1]
Career
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]
In December 2024, she was one of a number of Australia Sevens players who committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women's in 2025, with Paki committing to the NSW Waratahs.[10]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan. "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (12 December 2024). "Sevens stars link up with Super Rugby Women's clubs for Wallaroos World Cup push". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian female rugby sevens players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Australian rugby union biography stubs
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics