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American rugby union player
Rugby player
Alev Kelter
Alev Kelter during Match between: Ireland women's national rugby sevens team ‒ United States women's national rugby sevens team 2017
Birth name Leyla Alev Kelter Date of birth (1991-03-21 ) March 21, 1991 (age 33) Place of birth
Tampa, Florida , U.S. Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Ice hockey player
Leyla Alev Kelter (born March 21, 1991) is an American
rugby sevens and
rugby union player.
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 .
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[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 .
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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 .
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[6] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the
2021 Rugby World Cup in
New Zealand .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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[15] Kelter is a part of the
LGBTQ community and has spoken out against banning transgender women from playing women's rugby.
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References
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"Leyla Kelter" . Toronto2015.org .
2015 Pan American Games .
Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"ALEV KELTER SIGNS FOR SARACENS WOMEN" . January 10, 2022.
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Premier Rugby Sevens crowns inaugural champions" . Americas Rugby News . October 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2023 .
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"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 .
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"Alev Kelter" . Team USA . Archived from
the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
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"Alev Kelter" . USA Rugby. Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
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"Alev Kelter" . Team USA. Archived from
the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
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"U.S. elite and club rugby players join worldwide chorus against proposed trans ban" . Out Sports. August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
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