KIRSHE Kristi

United States of America

Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'2''

Place of birth: NATICK, MA

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

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019
5	Women	2020

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

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Biarritz, 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

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Lima, PER

Occupation:

Political Science - Williams College, Williamstown, MA, USA

Languages spoken:

Chris Brown [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her older brother Lane played American football at Wesleyan University in the United States of America. Her parents Greg and Kathy both played football at Cornell University. (teamusa.org, 12 Jun 2019)

Other sports:

She played NCAA Division III football for Williams College in the United States of America. She left as the university's all-time leader in career goals [43] and goals scored in a single season [18], and earned All-American honours on two occasions. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; usa.rugby, 01 Jan 2020)

2019 for United States of America (usa.rugby, 01 Jan 2020)

She began playing rugby at age 23, after graduating from university where she played football. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2019)

After finishing university she began working for a law firm in Boston, but was not yet ready to give up on her sporting ambitions. A friend from high school recommended she try rugby. "It was a great first job, a great opportunity. But I realised pretty quickly that I wasn't going to do very well sitting at a desk all day. After a year of working, I decided to commit to playing rugby full-time and accepted a contract as an athlete with USA Rugby in order to pursue a lifelong dream of being an Olympian. Once I started playing, I was instantly hooked." (usa.rugby, 01 Jan 2020; teamusa.org, 12 Jun 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; ephsports.williams.edu, 2019)

To compete at the Olympic Games. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

US football player Mia Hamm. (metrowestdailynews.com, 07 Jun 2013)

Philosophy:

"I honestly think that rugby is the ultimate team sport because you have to rely on teammates to have your back at every moment and be willing to put your body on the line for each other. Whether it is being there to support you when you get tackled or being there to make a tackle that you miss, you need to trust that your teammates will be there for you and that you will be there for them." (ephsports.williams.edu, 24 Jan 2019)

She was named on the 2020 Sevens Series Women's Dream Team by World Rugby. (world.rugby, 16 Sep 2020)

She was named to the Dream Team for the Dubai Sevens in 2019. (americasrugbynews.com, 09 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
FROM FOOTBALL TO RUGBY
She believes her background in football has prepared her well for rugby. "I started playing soccer, I think, as soon as I could walk. I think that soccer equipped me incredibly well for rugby. The soccer background has been incredibly useful in my spatial awareness and my ability to defensively track players much like one would in soccer. I also think that my soccer experience has been an incredibly useful background in my ability to change directions quickly and evade defenders one on one. And then I think, hand-eye coordination from basketball and lacrosse were huge. And, having learned how to tackle when I was eight years old playing Pop Warner [American] football and learned how to take a hit, I wasn't afraid of the contact element. Every single sport I played really allowed me to be good at rugby, I think." (ephsports.williams.edu, 24 Jan 2019; wbur.org, 28 Feb 2020)

OLYMPIC DREAM
She admits that giving up her career at a law firm in Boston, MA, United States of America to pursue rugby was a scary decision. "It was one of the most terrifying decisions that I've ever made. You know, I had an apartment in Boston. I had a full-time job in Boston. I was doing pretty well for myself. And I got offered this opportunity. And so I just took a chance on the Olympic dream." (wbur.org, 28 Feb 2020)

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Legend

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

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