
HAVE A GO AT OLYMPIC SPORTS
HAVE A GO AT OLYMPIC SPORTS
Age
31
Place of Birth
SUNNYBANK, QLD
Hometown
Collaroy, NSW
Senior Club
University of Queensland, Red Heavies
Coach
John Manenti
Olympic History
Rio 2016
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024
High School
Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
Career Events
Rugby Sevens Men's 12-team Tournament
Having originally played the 15-man game, Nick Malouf made his international sevens debut at the 2012 Dubai World Series tournament and quickly established himself as a regular in the team.
He played in every game of the 2013 and 2014 World Series before rupturing his ACL in September 2015. After sitting on the sideline for the 2015-16 World Series, he returned in time to impress at the side’s final training camp in June 2016 to make the final squad.
Making his Olympic debut in Rio, Nick finished the event in eighth place after the Australian men's rugby sevens team recorded losses to Argentina and France.
After the Games, Nick returned to the 15-man game, signing with the Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. During his year-long stint with the Tigers, Nick became a regular try scorer on the wing.
In late 2020 Nick re-committed to the Aussie Sevens squad for another Olympic campaign. During the 2019-20 season, he was rewarded with the Shawn Mackay Award, which recognises him as Australia's best player for the season.
Nick made his second Olympic appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Games, captaining the Australian sevens team throughout their campaign. Leading by example, Nick would score twice in the group stage of the tournament, in Australia's 14-12 loss to New Zealand and 42-5 victory over South Korea, which was enough for them to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.
After a disappointing loss against Fiji, Nick would add his third of the tournament in Australia's final game against Canada. Defeating the Canadians 26-7 saw the Aussies claim seventh overall at the tournament.
Nick retained the captaincy at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, where Australian finished fourth, losing to New Zealand in the play-off for bronze.
He also led the Australian team that claimed their first World Rugby Sevens Series title in 2021-22, before finishing fourth at the Sevens World Cup in Cape Town.
Nick has continued to lead the team in the World Rugby Sevens Series and for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
At Paris 2024 he was part of the men's rugby sevens team's best-ever finish at an Olympic Games.
After going undefeated against Samoa (21-14), Kenya (21-7) and Argentina (22-14) in the pool stage they booked a spot in the semi-finals with an 18-0 shutout of the USA. The Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Fiji side awaited in the quarter-finals, where the Aussie's run was halted with a 7-31 loss.
There was another chance at a medal in the battle for bronze against South Africa hours later, with South Africa winning 26-19 to put Australia in fourth place.
He has a bachelor of commerce and works part time as a business analyst for an advisory and investment firm.
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