Carissa Norsten
| Date of birth | November 7, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Waldheim, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Carissa Norsten (born November 7, 2003) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete.[1]
Career
Norsten 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] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,[7] before losing the final to New Zealand.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Carissa Norsten". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 3 October 2023. 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.
- ^ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.