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| Birth name | Leyla Alev Kelter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 21, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leyla Alev Kelter (born March 21, 1991) is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player.
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Rugby career
She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team.[1][2] She also made the squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Kelter was named in the Eagles squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[3]
In January 2022 the English rugby side Saracens Women announced that she had signed for the rest of the 2021–22 Premier15s season.[4] She was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[5][6] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[7][8][9]
Kelter has also played for the Northern Loonies in Premier Rugby Sevens, and was part of the 2021 Inaugural Championship team and the 2023 Women's Championship.[10] She won the Finals MVP in 2023.[11]
Soccer and Ice hockey
Kelter played for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team and the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and later played both sports at the University of Wisconsin from 2009 to 2013.[12]
Personal life
Born to Mark Perusse and Leyla Kelter, she has two brothers, Erol and Aydin and a twin sister, Derya Kelter, who also played soccer and ice hockey. Before she was nine, her family had moved four times because her father was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force.[13] Kelter attended Chugiak High School in Chugiak, Alaska. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from University of Wisconsin in 2015.[14][15] Kelter is a part of the LGBTQ community and has spoken out against banning transgender women from playing women's rugby.[16]
References
- ^ "Leyla Kelter". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "TeamUSA Rugby at the 2015 Pan American Games". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Eagle River Olympian Alev Kelter headed back to international rugby stage". Alaska Dispatch News. July 17, 2017. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "ALEV KELTER SIGNS FOR SARACENS WOMEN". January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Eagles name Pacific Four traveling squad". Americas Rugby News. May 10, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Cahill, Calder (May 9, 2022). "USA Women's Eagles traveling roster named for Pacific Four Series 2022". USA Rugby. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Cahill, Calder (September 14, 2022). "USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins". eagles.rugby. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. September 16, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (October 9, 2022). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions". Americas Rugby News. October 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ "Loggerheads, Loonies Win PR7s | Goff Rugby Report". www.goffrugbyreport.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ Rubinroit, Seth (August 3, 2016). "Who is Alev Kelter?". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Alev Kelter". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Alev Kelter". USA Rugby. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Alev Kelter". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. elite and club rugby players join worldwide chorus against proposed trans ban". Out Sports. August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
External links
- Alev Kelter at USA Rugby
- Alev Kelter at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Alev Kelter at Olympics.com
- Alev Kelter at Olympic.org (archived)
- Alev Kelter at Olympedia
- Alev Kelter at Team USA (archive)
- Alev Kelter at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Alev Kelter on Instagram
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