Gayle Broughton
| Date of birth | 5 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gayle Broughton (born 5 June 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team. She made her international debut for New Zealand in 2014 against Netherlands at the USA Women's Sevens.[1] She was part of the squad that qualified for the Rio Olympics when they won the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[2] Broughton was selected for New Zealand's women's sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She intends to give her medal to her grandmother if they return with gold.[4]
Of Māori descent, Broughton affiliates to the Ngāruahine and Ngāti Ruanui iwi.[5] She is openly lesbian.[6]
References[]
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND WOMEN LOOK GOOD ON DAY#1 AT THE USA7S IN ATLANTA". NZ 7s Magazine.com. 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "NZ women's sevens qualify for Rio Olympics". radionz.co.nz. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". samoaobserver.ws. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Baker, Brittany (17 July 2016). "Sevens player has nan-sized plans for her Olympic medal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd (31 July 2021). "New Zealand, with many out players, wins COVID-delayed rugby gold". Outsports. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
External links[]
- Gayle Broughton at the International Olympic Committee
- Gayle Broughton at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Gayle Broughton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gayle Broughton at Black Ferns Sevens
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