Carla Neisen (born 8 March 1996) is a French rugby player who plays as a center for the Blagnac women's rugby club[1][2] and for the France women's national rugby union team since 2012.[3]
| Date of birth | March 8, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bugue, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Neisen competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics,[4] where the team won a silver medal.[5][6] She also played at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens and won a bronze medal.[7][8]
She represented France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9][10]
Family
editShe is the younger sister of Anderson Neisen, and the cousin of rugby player Enzo Hervé.[11]
Awards
edit- Ordre national du Mérite (8 September 2021 decree)[12]
References
edit- ^ "France name squad for Autumn Internationals". Six Nations Rugby. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Rugby. Carla Neisen, médaillée aux JO de Tokyo : l'argent et le bonheur". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Rugby - Carla Neisen". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Carla NEISEN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens Women Gold Medal Match". Tokyo 2020 Olympics | NHK. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Les Bleues impuissantes en finale face à la Nouvelle-Zélande aux JO de Tokyo". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ world.rugby. "Carla Neisen - Player Stats | Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Coupe du monde Rugby à 7 : Des Bleues bronzées !". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". AP News. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ France, Centre (2019-07-24). "Rugby - Trois choses à savoir sur Anderson Neisen, l'ouvreur d'Aurillac". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
External links
edit- Carla Neisen at Olympedia
- Carla Neisen at Olympics.com
- Carla Neisen at Équipe de France (in French)
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