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| Date of birth | 26 March 1995 | ||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||
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Shiray Kaka (née Tane; born 26 March 1995) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal with the Black Ferns sevens team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Rugby career
2013–2016
Kaka made her international debut for the Black Ferns sevens at the 2013 Dubai sevens.[1] She was named as a travelling reserve for the 2016 Rio Olympic squad.[1]
2021
In 2021, Kaka was part of the Black Ferns sevens squad that won a gold medal at the delayed Tokyo Olympics.[2][3]
2022
Kaka was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[4][5] She won a bronze medal at the event.[6][7] She was a member of the side that finished as runner-up at the Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.[8][9][10]
Personal life
In 2019, She was living in Japan where she was studying to be a dog trainer and starting a business in adventure dog walking.[11] Her husband is former All Black Sevens star Gillies Kaka.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Shiray Kaka". New Zealand Olympic Team. 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "Rugby Sevens - KAKA Shiray". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Black Ferns Sevens gold banishes Olympic heartbreak". RNZ. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town". allblacks.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town". 1 News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town". Stuff. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- 1 2 Stanley, Ashley (25 February 2020). "Black Ferns Sevens speedster Shiray Kaka has whole new lease on life". Stuff. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
External links
- Shiray Kaka at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Shiray Kaka at Olympics.com
- Shiray Kaka at Olympedia