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Tia Hinds

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Tia Hinds
Date of birth (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Tia Hinds (born 5 November 2002)[1] is an Australian rugby union player and two-time Olympian.

Rugby career

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Hinds was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[3]

Hinds won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5][6] She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[7][8]

2024 Summer Olympics

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In 2024, Hinds was named in Australia's sevens side for the sevens tournament at the Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][10] With 22 points from 11 conversions from 19 attempts, Hinds was Australia's second highest points scorer at the tourmament.[11]A missed conversion in the bronze medal match allowed the USA to win the match when they scored a last-minute converted try.

References

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  1. ^ "Tia Hinds | Player Profile | AU7s".
  2. ^ Williamson, Nathan (2 July 2021). "Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au". www.rugby.com.au.
  3. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 July 2022). "Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Williamson, Nathan (31 July 2022). "Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Australia women win Sevens World Cup". Rugby World. 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". Rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight". www.rugby.com.au. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads". olympics.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Individual Overall Scoring Statistics" (PDF). olympics.com. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.