Séraphine Okemba
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| Date of birth | 3 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Séraphine Okemba (born 3 December 1995) is a French rugby union and sevens player.
She plays fifteens rugby for Stade Français in France.[2] She was named in France's sevens squad that won a silver medal in Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She also won a bronze medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5][6]
She competed for France at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Séraphine Okemba". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens OKEMBA Seraphine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletes - Seraphine OKEMBA | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Eurosport.
- ^ "Country Summary: France - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Fiji and Australia crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 champions in Cape Town". www.rwcsevens.com. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Australian women, Fiji men win Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". ca.sports.yahoo.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". AP News. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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