Chloe Dalton

Chloe Dalton OAM (born 11 July 1993) is an Australian professional Australian rules football, rugby union player and basketballer. She represented Australia in rugby sevens and won a gold medal as a member of Australia's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Chloe Dalton
Dalton playing Australian rules football with Carlton in March 2019
Birth nameChloe Dalton OAM
Date of birth (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993
Place of birthSingapore
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014– Australia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition

Early life

Chloe Dalton was born in Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 1993, to mother Penny[8] and father Brad (president of the Warringah Rugby Club), before moving to Sydney at the age of 3 along with siblings Michael and Bailey (both rugby players with Warringah).[9]

Basketball

Chloe began playing basketball with in the WNBL with the Sydney Uni Flames playing 2 matches (alongside GWS teammate Erin Todd[10]) each season for a career total of 4 matches between 2012 and 2014.[9] In 2014 she left the WNBL with the aim of playing for Australia in rugby 7s at Rio in 2016.[9]

Rugby union

Dalton represented Australia in rugby sevens and made her debut at the 2014 Dubai Women's Sevens. She won a gold medal as a member of Australia's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11][2][3][12][5][6][7]

Dalton was part of the Australian squad that won the 2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[13] She is a member of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[14]

Australian rules football

Dalton, after seeing AFLW on television for the first time, and with virtually no prior contact with the sport, made the decision to switch codes in 2017 with Sevens teammate Brooke Walker. With the aim of playing professionally she moved to Melbourne in early 2018 and chose the Carlton Football Club based on the club environment, quickly earning a spot in the club's VFLW team before being selected as a rookie in the 2018 AFL Women's draft along with Walker. In her first season, the 2019 AFL Women's season she played all matches.[15] She followed this up with finishing runner-Up Best and Fairest Awards for For Carlton in 2020.

Dalton returned to represent Australia in rugby 7s aiming for the Tokyo Olympics, however her campaign ended suffering a fractured cheekbone[16] and signed with AFLW club GWS Giants to return home to Sydney.

Personal life

Dalton is studying at the University of Sydney for a Bachelor of Applied Science degree majoring in Physical therapy.[17] She attended Oxford Falls Grammar School and Pymble Ladies' College.

At the 2017 Australia Day Honours she received the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.[18]

Writing

In 2023 her first book, Girls [Don't] Play Sport, was published by Allen & Unwin.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Rio Games 2016: From backyard to Brazil for sevens' Chloe Dalton". News.com.au. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Rio Olympics: Australia's men's and women's sevens squads unveiled". foxsports.com.au. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. "Australia's Olympic Sevens squads announced". Rugby News.net.au. 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. "Australia name a mix of veterans, young guns for men's, women's Olympic sevens squads". ESPN.com.au. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. "Key players return as Australia name Olympic sevens squads". worldrugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  8. Aussie Sevens mums put ink to skin for love of 'family' Mon, 17th April 2017
  9. From clueless to champion: S'pore-born Dalton's journey to Olympic rugby gold David Lee. Straits Times. APR 16, 2020
  10. Chloe Dalton is a GIANT
  11. "Rio Games 2016: From backyard to Brazil for sevens' Chloe Dalton". News.com.au. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  12. "Rio 2016: Olympic squads named by Australia for rugby sevens debut at Games". ABC.net.au. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  13. "Australian women's side secure rugby sevens world series title". Sydney Morning Herald.com.au. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  14. "Australia wins gold in women's rugby sevens". Sky News. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  15. The moment that AFLW won over rugby sevens star Riley Beveridge AFLW MAR 10. 2019
  16. Aust Sevens rosters poised for big reset. by Murray Wenzel AAP 16 November 2021
  17. "Chloe Dalton". rio2016.olympics.com.au. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  18. "Chloe Elysha Dalton OAM". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  19. Steger, Jason (31 July 2023). "The 12 best books to read in August". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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