Gemma Etheridge

Gemma Etheridge
Birth name Gemma Etheridge OAM
Date of birth (1986-12-01) 1 December 1986
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012– Australia
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam

Gemma Etheridge OAM (born 1 December 1986) is a semi-professional Australian Rugby Union player. She represents Australia in Sevens Rugby. Born in Tamworth, New South Wales and playing for The Tribe at a club level, she debuted for Australia in November 2012. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Gemma Etheridge, who is the twin sister of fellow Rugby Sevens player, Nikki, is a qualified Radiographer from Tamworth, but calls Toowoomba home. Gemma is a utility and can play either as a forward or as a back. Gemma grew up on a farm and still spends a lot of weekends doing cattle work.[7][8] In November 2015, Etheridge was the first female Sevens Player Director to join the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) Board.[9] She a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.

At the 2017 Australia Day Honours she received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  7. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Twins Nikki and Gemma Etheridge put medical studies on hold for tilt at rugby sevens glory in Brazil". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  8. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  9. ↑ Fairbairn, Pete (12 November 2015). "RUPA: Ed Jenkins & Gemma Etheridge join RUPA Board". www.rupa.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  10. ↑ "Gemma Etheridge OAM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 28 January 2017.


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