Sariah Paki
{{short description|Australian rugby union player}}
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| height =1.72 m
| weight =65 kg
| ru_position =Outside Back
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| ru_sevensnationalyears1 =2018–Present
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| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =32 (90 points)
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{{MedalCompetition|Rugby Sevens World Cup}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
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Sariah Paki (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian rugby union player.
Personal life
Her sister Aaliyah Paki has played touch football for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL Touch Premiership in Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472504-paki-sariah.htm|title=Rugby Sevens PAKI Sariah|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728162639/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1472504-paki-sariah.htm|url-status=dead}} Paki and her Australia teammates Faith Nathan and Kiiahla Duff are first cousins. Their mother's Te Aroha, Edith and Gloria are sisters.{{cite web|url= https://www.svns.com/en/news/996964/family-ties-that-bind-australia-s-sevens-heroines#:~:text=Sariah%20Paki%2C%20Faith%20Nathan%20and,Zealand%20and%20the%20Cook%20Islands.|website=svns.com|accessdate=28 March 2025|title= FAMILY TIES THAT BIND AUSTRALIA'S SEVENS HEROINES|date=26 March 2025}}
Career
Paki was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tokyo-olympics-australian-sevens-squads-mens-womens-rugby-union-202172|title=Australia announces Olympic Sevens squads | Latest Rugby News | RUGBY.com.au|first=Nathan|last=Williamson|date=July 2, 2021|website=www.rugby.com.au}} The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
Paki won a gold medal with the Australian sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Nathan |title=Sevens squad confirmed for Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-squad-confirmed-for-commonwealth-games-202275 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=rugby.com.au}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/735452?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Nathan |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia claim Commonwealth Games gold |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australia-claim-commonwealth-games-gold-2022731 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}} She was a member of the Australian team that won the 2022 Sevens Rugby World Cup held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/sevens-world-cup/australia-women-win-sevens-world-cup-145542|title= Australia women win Sevens World Cup|website=Rugby World|date=September 11, 2022}}
She was named in Australia's sevens side for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=Rugby Sevens launches Australia's Olympics campaign tonight |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-sevens-launches-australias-olympics-campaign-tonight-2024723 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.rugby.com.au |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-03 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Charlotte Caslick, Nicholas Malouf to Captain Australian Rugby Sevens Teams - Full Squads |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-rugby-sevens-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=olympics.com}}
In December 2024, she was one of a number of Australia Sevens players who committed their intentions to play Super Rugby Women's in 2025, with Paki committing to the NSW Waratahs.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/sevens-stars-link-up-with-super-rugby-womens-clubs-for-wallaroos-world-cup-push-20241211|website=Rugby.com.au|title= Sevens stars link up with Super Rugby Women's clubs for Wallaroos World Cup push|date=Dec 12, 2024|first=Nathan|last=Williamson|accessdate=12 December 2024}}
References
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{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia women's rugby sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australian female rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
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