FITZPATRICK Theresa

Date of Birth: 25 Feb 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : MOUNT MAUNGANUI

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women NZL New Zealand	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W06 NZL New Zealand 29 KEN Kenya 7	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W11 NZL New Zealand 26 GBR Great Britain 21	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool A #W18 NZL New Zealand 33 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W21 NZL New Zealand 36 ROC ROC 0	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Semi-final #W30 NZL New Zealand 22 FIJ Fiji 17	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Gold Medal Match #W34 NZL New Zealand 26 FRA France 12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020
1	Women	2019
1	Women	2016/2017
2	Women	2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
1	Women	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
2	Women	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
3	Women	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Langford, BC, CAN
1	Women	2017	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
1	Women	2018	Dubai, UAE
5	Women	2017	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

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

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	Glendale, CO, USA
1	Women	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
3	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA

Tee (tvnz.co.nz, 27 Apr 2016)

Doing puzzles. (allblacks.com, 15 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Health Science - University of Auckland, New Zealand

Languages spoken:

Allan Bunting [national], NZL; Cory Sweeney [national], NZL

Position style:

Back (All Blacks YouTube channel, 14 Jul 2016)

Sporting relatives:

Her sister Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick has played netball for New Zealand, and rugby sevens for Samoa at World Series level. (radionz.co.nz, 30 Oct 2015)

Other sports:

She has played rugby union [15-a-side] for New Zealand, including at the 2017 World Cup in Ireland. She has also represented New Zealand in touch rugby. (nzherald.co.nz, 16 Oct 2015; foxsportspulse.com, 27 May 2014; theguardian.com, 13 Aug 2017)

2016 for New Zealand (stuff.co.nz, 05 Apr 2016)

She began playing rugby at the Ponsonby club in Auckland, New Zealand, in the U10s age group. (ulitmaterugby.com, 01 Jan 2019)

New Zealand rugby sevens player Tiana Ngawati and US basketball player Michael Jordan. (allblacks.com, 05 Apr 2016)

Her family. "They are my biggest critics, but also my biggest supporters. Everything I do is because of them and I'm truly grateful to have such an amazing support system." (allblacks.com, 05 Apr 2016; newsroom.nz, 12 Jul 2018)

Philosophy:

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." (foxsportspulse.com, 01 Jan 2014)

She was named 2016 Women's Sevens Player of the Year by Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. (photosport.nz, 26 Oct 2016)

General Interest

General
STUDIES
In 2016 she took time away from her studies in order to focus on sevens and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She has since kept up occasional study alongside rugby, and the University of Auckland has reserved a place for her to finish her degree after her rugby career. (allblacks.com, 04 Mar 2020; newsroom.nz, 12 Jul 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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