 Paul in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (age 24) Whakatāne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Mererangi Paul (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahina Paul (born 19 April 2001) is a New Zealandrugby sevens player. She was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Paul has represented New Zealand intouch rugby and at theYouth Olympic Games forrugby sevens in 2018.[2]
Paul made herBlack Ferns Sevens international debut at theSouth Africa Sevens inCape Town in 2019.[3] She was one of three players who were handed professional contracts earlier that year.[2] She later featured at the2020 New Zealand Sevens inHamilton.[3][4]
Paul was named as a travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham.[5][6]
On 20 June 2024 it was announced that she had been selected as a member of the New Zealand Women’s Rugby Sevens team for theOlympic sevens competition| Paris Olympics.[7] The team won the gold medal, defeating Canada 19–12 in the final.[8]
