Sharni Williams

Sharni Williams
Date of birth (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthBatlow, New South Wales
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Brumbies
Canberra Royals.
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 – present Australia
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2011–2024 Australia 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Sharni Maree Williams OAM (born 2 March 1988) is a female Australian rugby union player. She has played in the centre position for Australia, the Brumbies, and from 2008 to 2012 for the Canberra Royals. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.