Emilee Cherry

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Emilee Cherry
Date of birth (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 31)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Toowoomba Bears ()
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2012–2021 Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Emilee Jane Cherry OAM [1] (born 2 November 1992) is a former Australian Rugby Union player. She represented Australia in Sevens Rugby and won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Born in Roma, Queensland and playing for Toowoomba Bears at a club level, Cherry debuted for Australia in November 2012. As of December 2015, she had 14 caps. Cherry is a dual international, having represented Australia in Touch football (rugby league).

Cherry was the 2013/14 Women’s Sevens World Player of the Year, her game lifting after Tim Walsh took over as Head Coach in September 2013. She scored the most tries in the series (33), scored the most points (195) and was the stand-out player during the 2013–14 IRB World Series season as she was named the 2014 World Sevens Player of the Year. Representative honours include Touch Football Australia, Aussie Pearls and Queensland. [2] [3] [4]

Cherry was a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

On 28 May 2021, she retired from rugby, citing injury and motherhood her reasons to retire. [12]

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