Kristi Kirshe

Kristi Kirshe
Date of birth (1994-10-14) October 14, 1994 (age 30)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
SchoolFranklin High School
UniversityWilliams College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center, Prop (7s)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–Present United States
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2019–Present United States 81 (215)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team competition

Kristi Kirshe (/ˈkɜːrʃi/ KUR-shee; born October 14, 1994)[1] is an American rugby sevens player who has played for the U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens team since January 2019.[2] Kirshe also played one season with the Rocky Mountain Experts of Premier Rugby Sevens.

Kirshe started her rugby career with the Northeast Academy and Boston Rugby, from there she was selected to join the Women's Falcons at the Hokkaido Governor's Cup in 2018.[2] She played in both the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she won a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Women's Rugby Sevens team.[2][3]

  1. ^ "KERSHE Kristi". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Kristi Kirshe". eagles.rugby. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "US women's rugby team shocks Australia for historic bronze medal". NBC Connecticut. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

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