MAHER Ilona

United States of America

Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'9''

Place of birth: BURLINGTON, VT

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : SAN DIEGO, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women USA United States	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool C #W03 USA United States 28 CHN China 14	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool C #W10 USA United States 17 JPN Japan 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool C #W16 AUS Australia 12 USA United States 14	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W23 USA United States 12 GBR Great Britain 21	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Placing 5-8 #W26 USA United States 33 CHN China 14	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Placing 5-6 #W32 AUS Australia 17 USA United States 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019
5	Women	2020
5	Women	2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
8	Women	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
4	Women	2018	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Biarritz, FRA
5	Women	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
2	Women	2018	Glendale, CO, USA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Lima, PER

Occupation:

Nursing - Quinnipiac University , Hamden, CT, USA

Languages spoken:

Chris Brown [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her father Michael Maher played rugby union [15-a-side] at Saint Michael's College in the United States of America. (gobobcats.com, 01 Aug 2017)

Other sports:

She played rugby union [15-a-side] for Quinnipiac University in the United States of America from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that she played one year of sevens and 15-a-side rugby for Norwich University in the United States of America. (gobobcats.com, 01 Aug 2017)

2018 for United States of America (usa.rugby, 01 Jan 2020)

In February 2019 she suffered an ankle injury. (The Rugby Breakdown Facebook page, 01 Feb 2019)

She played hockey, basketball and softball at high school, but switched to rugby as she enjoyed it the most. "I always knew about [rugby] because of my dad, who helped grow the sport at Saint Michael's College. I remember going to a couple touch-flag rugby [matches] when I was a kid. I always knew about it but I never went full bore with it until high school. I wanted to try something new in the spring and I went out for the rugby team at South Burlington and it was fun." (burlingtonfreepress.com, 12 Dec 2019)

"I think for me, it combines a lot of the sports I played into one. I played field hockey, basketball and softball at Burlington and rugby has allowed me to use my body the way I think it was intended. Rugby allows me to use all my talents. Even in the first year playing for South Burlington I was able to carry the ball and get through contact. I think it always just clicked, right when I started playing." (burlingtonfreepress.com, 12 Dec 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (wcax.com, 06 Oct 2019)

While playing rugby union [15-a-side] at Quinnipiac University she received the 2017 MA Sorenson Award, given to the best women's collegiate rugby player in the United States of America. (gobobcats.com, 01 Aug 2017)

While playing for Quinnipiac University she also received National Intercollegiate Rugby Association [NIRA] All-American team honours in all three seasons she played [2015-2017], and in her senior year in 2017 was voted Quinnipiac Female Athlete of the Year and was named Most Outstanding Player at the NIRA Championships. (gobobcats.com, 01 Aug 2017)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She is a registered nurse in California, United States of America. "I really love the patient care aspect of it and how much one-on-one time you can have with patients. I really do enjoy nursing and how much you can help people and the impact you can have on people's lives. As a nurse, you want to be compassionate and genuine and a good person and I want to be that way in every aspect of my life." (thescrum.aedelhard.com, 06 May 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing her bachelor's degree in nursing in 2018, she began a master's degree in business administration and management at DeVry University, which she expects to graduate from in 2021. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/ilona.maher
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/maherilona/
https://instagram.com/ilonamaher
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilona-maher-256858a1/
https://twitter.com/ilona_maher

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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