María Ribera
Spanish rugby sevens player (born 1986)
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María Ribera (born 8 July 1986) is a Spanish rugby sevens coach and former player. She is currently the coach of Spain's women's national sevens team.[1]
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| Born | 8 July 1986 Badajoz, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Ribera competed for the Spanish women's national rugby sevens team and was included in their squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] She was also part of the team that won the final Olympic qualification tournament in Dublin, Ireland.
Ribera also played at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.[5]
Coach
On 30 August 2024, she was appointed coach of the Spain Women's 7s, replacing Alberto Socías.[6][7]