Carissa Norsten (born November 7, 203) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete.[1]
Date of birth | November 7, 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Waldheim, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editNorsten was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team in October.[2] At the games Norsten would go onto win the silver medal with the team.[1]
In June 2024, Norseten was named the rookie of the year on the women's 2023–24 SVNS series.[3] In July 2024, Norsten was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in the sevens.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Carissa Norsten". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 Rugby Sevens Teams Announced" (Press release). Vancouver, Canada: Rugby Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Carissa Norsten Named HSBC SVNS Women's Rookie of the Year". www.rugby.ca. Rugby Canada. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (10 July 2024). "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Apps among 3 returnees to Canadian Olympic women's rugby 7s team for Paris". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleeve (11 July 2024). "Victoria's Crossley, UVic stars Scurfield, Norsten named to Olympic rugby team for Paris". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 13 July 2024.