Emilee Cherry
| Date of birth | 2 November 1992 | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Back | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| Toowoomba Bears | |||
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| 2012– | Australia | ||
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Emilee Cherry (born 2 November 1992) is a semi-professional Australian Rugby Union player. She represents 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.
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.
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