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Rugby

Alev Kelter

Olympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Alev Kelter
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Athlete Bio#

Alev Kelter smiling

Height

5'6"

Age

33

Hometown

Eagle River, AK

Education

Chugiak High School (Chugiak, Alaska) '09 University of Wisconsin ’15, Fine Arts

Personal
  • Daughter of Scott and Leyla Kelter
  • Has two brothers, Erol and Evren, and a twin sister, Derya
  • Hails from a U.S. Air Force family, having moved four times before she was 9 years old
  • Her father, Scott, was a collegiate skydiver with the Wings of the Blue at the Air Force Academy
  • Captained the U.S. women’s ice hockey team to the gold medal at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship and led all defensemen in scoring with eight points (five goals, three assists)
  • Two-sport athlete at the University of Wisconsin, playing ice hockey and soccer
  • Introduced to the sport of rugby at age 22
  • U.S. teammate, Jillion Potter, has been her greatest influence on the sport
  • If she weren’t a multi-sport athlete, she would be a wood sculptor or glass blower
  • Hobbies include hiking, camping, shooting, rock climbing, fishing, surfing, photography, painting and volunteering
  • She loves deep end fitness and her breath hold underwater is 4:05
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 bronze)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, bronze (Team - Women)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (Team - Women)
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – 4th
  • Years of Participation: 2017, 2018
  • Top Finish: 4th – 2018 (sevens); 2017 (15s)

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