Isadora Cerullo Explained
Isadora "Izzy" Cerullo (born 24 March 1991) is a Brazilian-American rugby sevens player.
Early life and education
Cerullo was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Brazil in the last years of the country's military dictatorship which lasted from 1964 to 1985.[1] She is one of four children and a triplet, with two brothers the same age and one older brother. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Brazil.[2] [3] [4] Cerullo graduated in 2009 from William G. Enloe High School, where she was a member of the varsity soccer and cross-country teams. She went on to attend Columbia University to study medicine and was a member of the rugby team and a writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator, graduating in 2013.[5] [6] While a student at Columbia, she worked as an emergency medical technician.
Career
Cerullo was recruited to play internationally while a member of Philadelphia Women's Rugby Football Club.[7] [8] Cerullo moved to São Paulo to play rugby professionally. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Brazil women's national rugby sevens team.[9] She was selected for the Brazil women's rugby sevens team to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[10] Brazil's women's rugby team placed ninth at the 2016 Olympics.[11]
Personal life
Following the final of the women's rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cerullo's partner of two years, Marjorie Yuri Enya, walked onto the field at Deodoro Stadium and publicly asked Cerullo to marry her.[12] [13] The proposal was widely reported in the media, with Cerullo being the first athlete to accept a marriage proposal at the Olympics.[14] [15] [16] [17] The couple currently lives in São Paulo.[18] Cerullo is a feminist.[19]
Notes and References
- News: Stephanie Nolen . August 4, 2016 . subscription . Brazil recruited athletes from around the world to play in the Olympics . The Globe and Mail . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811144555/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/brazil-recruited-athletes-from-around-the-world-to-play-in-the-olympics/article31286372/# . 2016-08-11 . live.
- Web site: Associated Press . Isadora Cerullo – OlympicTalk . NBC Sports . 2016-07-23 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822054418/http://olympics.nbcsports.com/tag/isadora-cerullo/# . 2016-08-22 . live.
- Web site: Meri-Jo Borzilleri . ROAD TO RIO | Belmont's Brian Baker hopes next week starts Olympic medal epoch . American Sports Network . 2016-07-26 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011161738/http://americansportsnet.com/road-to-rio-belmonts-brian-baker-hopes-next-week-starts-olympic-medal-epoch/# . 2016-10-11 . dead .
- Web site: Tales Azzoni . The Associated Press . Foreign athletes use Brazilian connections to make it to Rio . Jul 23, 2016 . providencejournal.com . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818072916/http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20160723/foreign-athletes-use-brazilian-connections-to-make-it-to-rio# . 2016-08-18 . live.
- Web site: Lokey . Anna . Former Columbia Rugby player is proposed to at the Rio Olympics . Columbia Daily Spectator . Aug 9, 2016 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811062520/http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2016/08/09/former-columbia-rugby-proposed-rio-olympics# . 2016-08-11 . live.
- Web site: Isadora Cerullo . Columbia Daily Spectator . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919100620/http://columbiaspectator.com/contributors/isadora-cerullo# . 2016-09-19 . dead .
- Web site: Olympics 2016: How an American turned down Columbia's med school to play rugby for Brazil . Jeff . Eisenberg . Aug 7, 2016 . Yahoo Sports . 2016-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810073441/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics-2016-how-an-american-turned-down-columbias-med-school-to-play-rugby-for-brazil-180045766.html# . 2016-08-10 . live.
- Web site: Alumnae . Philadelphia Women's Rugby Football Club . 2016-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216142542/http://www.pwrfc.org/alumnae.html . 2016-02-16 . dead.
- Web site: Isadora CERULLO . . 2016-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510115820/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10158950-cerullo-isadora.htm . 2017-05-10 . dead.
- Web site: Rio 2016 hosts Brazil name Olympic squads . World Rugby . en-GB . 2016-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817092547/http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/174251# . 2016-08-17 . dead .
- Web site: Rio 2016 rugby-7 women Results . 2023-05-30 . olympics.com.
- News: Rio 2016: Brazilian rugby player accepts surprise on-field marriage proposal after 7s final . 9 August 2016 . ABC News . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812020336/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-09/brazilian-rugby-player-gets-surprise-proposal-after-olympic-7s/7711410# . 2016-08-12 . live.
- Web site: This Volunteer Proposing To Her Girlfriend In Rio Will Melt Your Cold Heart . Buzzfeed.com . 2015-04-06 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160811204850/https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/this-volunteer-proposing-to-her-girlfriend-in-rio-will-melt# . 2016-08-11 . live.
- News: Alexandra Sims . Rio 2016: Olympic athlete Isadora Cerullo gets engaged to girlfriend on rugby field | People | News . The Independent . 2013-05-16 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812155011/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/rio-2016-olympic-athlete-isadora-cerullo-gets-engaged-to-girlfriend-on-rugby-field-women-s-rugby-a7180156.html# . 2016-08-12 . live.
- Web site: This Olympian Just Got Engaged To Her Girlfriend In Rio . Huffingtonpost.com . 1970-01-01 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913200249/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/isadora-cerullo-rugby-rio-2016_us_57a9526ce4b06adc11f14359?section# . 2016-09-13 . live.
- Web site: Brazilian Olympic Games player Isadora Cerullo said yes when partner Marjorie Enya proposed to her on pitch at Rugby Sevens . Dailytelegraph.com.au . 2016-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815204942/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/brazilian-olympic-games-player-isadora-cerullo-said-yes-when-partner-marjorie-enya-proposed-to-her-on-pitch-at-rugby-sevens/news-story/10d018fe83e44966d398fbd312106065# . 2016-08-15 . live.
- Web site: Elle Hunt . Love wins: Brazilian women's rugby player gets first Olympic marriage proposal | Sport . The Guardian . 1970-01-01 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813200626/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/09/brazilian-womens-rugby-player-becomes-first-althete-to-get-marriage-proposal-at-olympics# . 2016-08-13 . live.
- Web site: Reddy . Luke . Rio Olympics 2016: Venue worker's marriage proposal to Brazil player accepted - BBC Sport . Bbc.com . 1970-01-01 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812014648/http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37018532# . 2016-08-12 . live.
- Web site: Cerullo . Isadora . Rethinking true equality . Columbiaspectator.com . 2010-02-28 . 2016-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919103946/http://columbiaspectator.com/2010/02/28/rethinking-true-equality# . 2016-09-19 . live.