Charlotte Emily Kaslik OAM ( born Charlotte Emily Caslick , born March 9, 1995 ) is an Australian rugby player who plays as midfielder for Australia's women's rugby 7 team. 2016 Olympic Rugby 7 Champion [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . Australia's Best Rugby Player 2016
 Charlotte Kaslik | ||
| general information | ||
| Full name | Charlotte Emily Kaslik | |
| Date of Birth | March 9, 1995 (24 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Korinda County , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia | |
| Citizenship |  Australia | |
| Provinces | Queensland | |
| Growth | 174 | |
| Weight | 64 | |
| Position | scrum midfielder | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Tribe | |
| Career | ||
| Youth clubs | ||
| Bond University | ||
| Club career * | ||
| Tribe | ||
| National team** | ||
| 2013 - n. at. | Australia (Rugby 7) | 16 (190+) |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
| Awards | ||
| Summer olympic games | ||
| Gold | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | rugby 7 |
| State and departmental awards
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Content
Player Career
A native of Brisbane (Corinda district), Charlotte began playing rugby for the amateur club "Tribe", she was also fond of touch rugby at the school level. She graduated from Brisbane State High School , has been playing for Australia's rugby 7 team since May 2013 (Amsterdam 2012/2013 World Series). By December 2015, she played 13 games for the national team, gaining 155 points thanks to 31 attempts [7] . At the domestic level, Charlotte represents Queensland.
As part of the Australian rugby 7 team, Keslik performed at the 2013 Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney, as well as at the World Rugby 7 Championship in Moscow . In the World Series of the 2014/2015 season, Keslik was honored with getting into the symbolic team, and in 2015 she was also nominated for the title of the best rugby player (rugby-7) of the world [8] . In 2016, Charlotte Caslik got into the application of the Australian rugby 7 team for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (game number 4). At the tournament, Kaslik brought in seven attempts: three in the match against Colombia , two in the match against Spain , one in matches against Fiji and New Zealand . In the final against the New Zealanders, Charlotte brought in the last attempt of the Australian team, and with a score of 24:17 her team won the final and won Olympic gold in this sport [9] . As an Olympic champion, on January 26, 2017, Australia Day, Kaslik was awarded the Australia Order Medal [10] [11] .
In October 2016, Kaslik received the prize for Australia's Best Rugby Player of the Year (Rugby 7) [12] .
Game Style
Charlotte Kaslik stands in defense as a scrum midfielder, is distinguished by great endurance and good speed performance. Critics spoke of her as one of the best rugby players in the world playing rugby 7 thanks to her games in the World Series for the Australian national team [13] . Keslik was also considered a key player in the Australian Olympic team, which helped provide Australians with qualifications for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics [14] .
Personal life
Meets with Australian rugby player Lewis Holland who also participated in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Notes
- ↑ Newman, Beth Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced . www.rugby.com.au (July 14, 2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled . foxsports.com.au (July 14, 2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games . Australian Broadcasting Corporation (July 14, 2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced . Rugby News.net.au (2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads . ESPN.com.au (July 15, 2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads . World Rugby (2016). Date of appeal September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Russell Jackson, John Davidson, Erin Delahunty. Guardian Australia writers' tips for the breakout sports stars of 2016 - part I | Sport . Date of treatment July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Charlotte Caslick Moving With Sevens | Southern Free Times . Warwick.starcommunity.com.au . Date of treatment July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens . Sky News (August 9, 2016). Date of treatment August 9, 2016.
- ↑ Chris Cook. Australia Day 2017: Australian Rugby Sevens team awarded medals of the order of Australia . The Daily Telegraph (January 25, 2017). Date of treatment January 28, 2017.
- ↑ Olympians awarded top Australia Day Honors . Australian Olympic Committee (January 26, 2017). Date of treatment October 29, 2017.
- ↑ Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper scores second prestigious John Eales medal . ABC News (October 27, 2016). Date of treatment October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Webster, Andrew . Rio sevens star Charlotte Caslick: 'She was just massive - heavier than my Dad' (August 5, 2016).
- ↑ Twenty-year-old to take center stage. (unspecified) // Inside Sport. - nextmedia Pty Ltd, 2016 .-- February 10.
Links
- Australia National Team Profile (Rugby 7 )
- Charlotte Kaslik - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com
- Jill Scanlon. Aussie Sevens star Charlotte Caslick's best is yet to come . www.sbs.com.au. Special Broadcasting Service (April 14, 2016). Date of treatment August 6, 2016.
- John Davidson Guardian Australia writers' tips for the breakout sports stars of 2016 - part I Charlotte Caslick (rugby sevens ) . The Guardian (December 30, 2015). Date of treatment August 6, 2016.