Ariana Ramsey
| Date of birth | 25 March 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| University | Dartmouth College | ||||||||||||||
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Ariana Ramsey (born 25 March 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Ramsey is a certified personal trainer.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ariana Ramsey". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Rapp, Julia (25 July 2024). "Montgomery County Athletes Ready to Shine at the 2024 Paris Olympics". DELCO.Today. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Silver, Ben (22 July 2024). "These Main Line Region Locals Will Compete in the Paris Olympics". Main Line Today. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Ariana Ramsey - Women's Rugby". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Lafleur, Justin (26 July 2024). "Ramsey Excels With Her Father Always in Her Heart". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ York, Caroline. "Spotlight on Olympian and women's rugby co-captain Ariana Ramsey '22". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Young, Wendy (September 29, 2023). "Ariana Ramsey: From Flips to Tackles – The Journey of a Rugby Olympian". srumhalfconnection. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Lee, Sydney Bergan and Traci G. "Ariana Ramsey, USA women's rugby sevens looking for first Olympic medal since 1924". USA TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Plottner, Sean. "Look Who's Talking: Ariana Ramsey '22". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Ariana Ramsey shows how Team USA rugby trains for the 2024 Paris Olympics". usa today. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Sielski, Mike (30 July 2024). "The U.S. women's rugby sevens shocked the world, and an Upper Merion alum lent a key hand". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "USA Rugby player Ariana Ramsey joins Paradis Pros!". Paradis Sport. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- American female rugby union players
- American female rugby sevens players
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Olympic rugby sevens players for the United States
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Dartmouth Big Green rugby
- Dartmouth College alumni