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Ariana Ramsey

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Ariana Ramsey
OLY
Date of birth (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
UniversityDartmouth College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2021- United States
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team competition

Ariana Ramsey OLY (born March 25, 2000) is an American rugby sevens player. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in 2024.

Early life and education

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Ramsey grew up in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.[2] She attended Upper Merion Area High School, where she began playing rugby her sophomore year of high school.[3] Ramsey was eventually named her team MVP for rugby, while also lettering in wrestling, track, cheerleading, and field hockey.[4] She credits her success in rugby, in part, to her multi-sport background.[5]

Ramsey enrolled at Dartmouth College in 2018, scoring her first collegiate try in a NIRA semifinal win against Army.[4] In 2021, she became the first Dartmouth women's rugby player to compete in the Olympics.[6]

International career

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Ramsey played for the United States women's national rugby sevens team at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.[7] The Eagles placed sixth at the competition.[8] Ramsey tore her ACL during the Eagles' opening match against China, leading her to sit out her senior season at Dartmouth.[9]

She returned to play for the Eagles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[10] In the bronze medal match, Ramsey passed to Alex Sedrick, who scored a last-minute try to win bronze for the United States against defending champions Australia.[11]

Personal life

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Ramsey is a certified personal trainer.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Ariana Ramsey". Eurosport. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Rapp, Julia (July 25, 2024). "Montgomery County Athletes Ready to Shine at the 2024 Paris Olympics". DELCO.Today. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Silver, Ben (July 22, 2024). "These Main Line Region Locals Will Compete in the Paris Olympics". Main Line Today. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ariana Ramsey - Women's Rugby". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Lafleur, Justin (July 26, 2024). "Ramsey Excels With Her Father Always in Her Heart". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. ^ York, Caroline. "Spotlight on Olympian and women's rugby co-captain Ariana Ramsey '22". The Dartmouth. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Young, Wendy (September 29, 2023). "Ariana Ramsey: From Flips to Tackles – The Journey of a Rugby Olympian". srumhalfconnection. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Sydney Bergan and Traci G. "Ariana Ramsey, USA women's rugby sevens looking for first Olympic medal since 1924". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Plottner, Sean. "Look Who's Talking: Ariana Ramsey '22". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ariana Ramsey shows how Team USA rugby trains for the 2024 Paris Olympics". usa today. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Sielski, Mike (July 30, 2024). "The U.S. women's rugby sevens shocked the world, and an Upper Merion alum lent a key hand". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "USA Rugby player Ariana Ramsey joins Paradis Pros!". Paradis Sport. September 22, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2024.


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