Breanne Nicholas (born February 20, 1994) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[2]
| Date of birth | February 20, 1994[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Chatham, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| University | Western University[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In June 2021, Nicholas was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[3][4] She also competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Breanne Nicholas profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby 7s gold with win over United States". CBC Sports. July 28, 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
External links
edit- Breanne Nicholas at Rugby Canada
- Breanne Nicholas at Team Canada
- Breanne Nicholas at Olympedia
- Breanne Nicholas at Olympics.com
- Breanne Nicholas at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
- Breanne Nicholas at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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