Evania Pelite
Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer
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Evania Faaea "Vani" Pelite OAM (born 12 July 1995) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
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| Full name | Evania Faaea Pelite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1995 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union
Pelite made her debut for the Australian women's national rugby sevens team at the age of 17 at the 2013 Amsterdam Women's Sevens.[3][4] She also represented Australia in touch rugby.[5][6]
Pelite was selected to represent Australia in rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7] She was 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.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
She also won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[15]
Pelite was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[16] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[17] Full details.
Rugby League
Pelite resigned with Gold Coast Titans until 2027.[18] Pelite represented Samoa in the 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships.[19]
