Marcos Moneta

Last updated

Marcos Moneta
Marcos Moneta 2021 (cropped).jpg
Moneta at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Date of birth (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018− San Andrés 5 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 Argentina U20
Correct as of 27 July 2021
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2018–2024 Argentina
Correct as of 27 July 2021
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Argentina Team competition
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asuncion Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team competition

Marcos Moneta (born 7 March 2000) is an Argentine rugby sevens player. [1] [2] [3] He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] Moneta received World Rugby's Men's Sevens Player of the Year award for 2021. [4] [5]

Contents

Career

Moneta represented Argentina at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and was part of the Argentine team which defeated France 24–14 in the final to claim the gold medal in the boys rugby sevens tournament. [6] He was also named in Argentine senior rugby sevens squad for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. In 2021, he scored a hattrick of tries in a match against Kenya in the final of the Mi Visión del Juego final and was also the MVP of the tournament. [7]

Moneta was also selected to Argentina squad to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's rugby sevens tournament. [8] [9] He was also subsequently part of the Argentine side which claimed bronze medal after defeating Great Britain 17–12 in the third place match at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [10] [11] It was also the first ever Olympic medal for Argentina in rugby sevens. [12]

Moneta competed for Argentina at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [13] 03-04 mejor CAMADA DE SRC [14]

He was a member of Argentina's sevens team that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [15] [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Curry (rugby union)</span> New Zealand rugby union player

Scott Curry is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.

The Colombia women's national rugby sevens team participates at several international tournaments. Colombia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Their biggest achievement is the bronze medal won at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Caslick</span> Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer

Charlotte Emily Caslick is an Australian professional representative and Olympic level rugby union player. She represents Australia in rugby sevens and in touch football. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germán Schulz</span> Argentine rugby sevens player

Germán Schulz is an Argentine rugby sevens player. He competed for Argentina 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waisea Nacuqu</span> Fiji rugby sevens player (born 1993)

Waisea Nacuqu is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries. He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ignacio Mendy</span> Argentine rugby union player

Ignacio Mendy is an Argentine rugby union player who plays for the Benetton. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His playing position is fullback.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at all sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.

Napolioni Ratu Bolaca is a Fijian rugby sevens and rugby union player, who has played for the Fiji national rugby sevens team since 2019. At club level, he has played for Fijian Drua. Bolaca was the top point scorer in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series. He was part of the Fijian squad that won the rugby seven tournament at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.

Ngarohi McGarvey-Black is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for National Provincial Championship club Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand national sevens team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luciano González (rugby union)</span> Argentine rugby union player

Luciano Daniel González Rizzoni is an Argentine rugby union player. He won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. He was named in the Argentina squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, González was named in the HSBC Sevens Series Dream Team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santiago Mare</span> Argentine rugby union player

Santiago Mare is an Argentine rugby union player who played for Italian team Mogliano in Top10. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Tone Ng Shiu is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.

Andrew Knewstubb is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.

Ana Maria Naimasi is a Fijian Olympic bronze medal-winning rugby union player.

Herman Humwa is a Kenyan rugby sevens player who represents Kenya internationally.

Reapi Ulunisau is a Fijian rugby player. She represents Fiji internationally in rugby sevens and fifteens. She won a bronze medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Lavenia Cavuru is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Aloesi Nakoci is a Fijian rugby sevens player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 24 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Berlin 1936 Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

New Zealand competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the country's twenty-fifth appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and competed at every Games since. It is New Zealand's most successful Olympic Games, matching their previously highest medal total of 20 from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and breaking their previous Gold medal total of 8 from the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

References

  1. ↑ worldrugby.org. "Argentina - Marcos Moneta (1)". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rugby Sevens MONETA Marcos". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Marcos Moneta". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ worldrugby.org. "Marcos Moneta is feeling on top of the world after award - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marcos Moneta and Anne-Cecile Ciofani crowned". PlanetRugby. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "results of 2018 Summer Youth Olympics rugby sevens final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "ARN Player of the Week – Marcos Moneta". Americas Rugby News. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Men's sevens squads". World Rugby . 6 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Without the crowd's roar, Tokyo Olympians search for spirit". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Rugby Sevens - Great Britain vs Argentina - Bronze Medal Match Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Richardson, Charles (28 July 2021). "Argentina snatch men's sevens bronze in narrow victory over Great Britain as Fiji retain gold". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Great Britain miss bronze in rugby sevens after defeat to Argentina". The Independent. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Argentina roster for Rugby World Cup Sevens". Americas Rugby News. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Three Argentines named in World Sevens 2023 Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Argentina Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Argentina - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.