Anne-Cécile Ciofani

Anne-Cécile Ciofani (born 14 December 1993) is a French rugby player.[2] She was awarded World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year for 2021.[3][4]

Anne-Cécile Ciofani
Date of birth (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993
Place of birthColombes
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- AC Bobigny ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2018- France 7s
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam competition

Life

She discovered rugby at age 18 when she started studying Science and technology of physical and sports activities (STAPS), while she practiced the heptathlon:

With my speed skills, I knew I could do it. The opportunity to reach the very highest level pushed me as much as the practice.

Six months after her debut, however, she is summoned to the Elite Center of Marcoussis, but is only selected in the national team in 2018.[5]

In 2018, when she finished her first year as a professional player at AC Bobigny, she became vice-champion of the world of rugby 7 with the France team. She scored a test on the last action in the game against Australia, Olympic champion, which qualified France in the final and was elected best new player of the world tournament.[6]

She came from a sporting family, both parents participated in Olympiads, her father Walter Ciofani in the hammer throw in Los Angeles in 1984, and her Cameroonian mother Jeanne Ngo Minyemeck in women's shot put and the women's discus throw at Seoul in 1988. Her sisters Juliette (Junior French Champion) and Audrey Ciofani (French Champion Hope and Vice Elite Champion) are athletes at the hammer throw and licensed at the Athletic Circle of Montreuil 93.[7]

References
  1. "Anne-Cécile Ciofani". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. Allyteams. "Anne Cécile CIOFANI". Allyteams (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. worldrugby.org. ""Believe in your dreams" – sevens star Anne-Cécile Ciofani - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. "Marcos Moneta and Anne-Cecile Ciofani crowned". PlanetRugby. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "France 7 féminines : Anne-Cécile Ciofani - FFR". www.ffr.fr. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "Coupe du monde à 7 - Anne-Cécile Ciofani (France), la promesse". Rugbyrama. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. "Anne-Cécile Ciofani, missile lancé !". Seine-Saint-Denis - Le magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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