Tim Mikkelson
 Mikkelson representing New Zealand during a reception for athletes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Timothy John Mikkelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 August 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Matamata, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Matamata College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy John Mikkelson (born 13 August 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national sevens team.
International career
[edit]Mikkelson plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team and is the most capped player in the team's history, surpassing former captain DJ Forbes record when he played his 90th tournament in Los Angeles in 2020. Mikkelson was then named player of the tournament for the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup and also received IRB Sevens Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season.[1][2]
Mikkelson has scored more than 200 career tries for New Zealand in the World Rugby Sevens Series, putting him third on the all-time try scorers list in that competition.[3]
Mikkelson has also played rugby for the Chiefs and for Waikato.
References
[edit]- ^ IRB.com, Tim Mikkelson named IRB Sevens Player of Year, 30 June 2013, http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2068362.html
- ^ Stuff.co.nz, Mooloos set to lose Tim Mikkelson to sevens, 15 August 2013, http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/9043258/Mooloos-set-to-lose-Tim-Mikkelson-to-sevens
- ^ IRBSevens.com, All Time Player Tries, http://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/allinttriesdetails.html
External links
[edit]- Tim Mikkelson at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Tim Mikkelson at ESPNscrum
- Tim Mikkelson at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Tim Mikkelson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Tim Mikkelson at Olympics.com
- Tim Mikkelson at Olympedia
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union players from Matamata
- Rugby union wings
- Waikato rugby union players
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Matamata College
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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