Carla Neisen

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Carla Neisen
Date of birth (1996-03-08) March 8, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthBugue, Dordogne,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (9 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Blagnac women's rugby ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012-Flag of France.svg  France
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2014-Flag of France.svg  France
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Carla Neisen (born 8 March 1996) is a French rugby player who plays as a center for the Blagnac women's rugby club [1] [2] and for the France women's national rugby union team since 2012. [3]

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Neisen competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, [4] where the team won a silver medal. [5] [6] She also played at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens and won a bronze medal. [7] [8]

She represented France at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9] [10]

Family

She is the younger sister of Anderson Neisen, and the cousin of rugby player Enzo Hervé. [11]

Awards

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References

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  3. "Fédération Française de Rugby - Carla Neisen". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  4. "Carla NEISEN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. "Rugby Sevens Women Gold Medal Match". Tokyo 2020 Olympics | NHK. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. "Les Bleues impuissantes en finale face à la Nouvelle-Zélande aux JO de Tokyo". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. world.rugby. "Carla Neisen - Player Stats | Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  8. "Coupe du monde Rugby à 7 : Des Bleues bronzées !". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  9. "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". AP News. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. France, Centre (2019-07-24). "Rugby - Trois choses à savoir sur Anderson Neisen, l'ouvreur d'Aurillac". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  12. "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-12-12.