Olivia De Couvreur

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Olivia De Couvreur
Victory ceremony Femalre Rugby Seven 2018 YOG (112) (cropped).JPG
De Couvreur at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Date of birth (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000 (age 21)[1]
Place of birthOttawa, Ontario
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop[2]
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2019-present Canada
Medal record

Olivia De Couvreur 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.[1][3] De Couvreur took up the game of rugby after watching the Canadian 7s win bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, switching over from soccer.[2] Two years later she competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics where she won a bronze medal as part of the Canadian national team that competed at those games.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Olivia De Couvreur profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ a b c Martin Cleary (October 16, 2018). "Cleary: Olivia De Couvreur finds success in rugby". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. ^ Justin Piercy (July 28, 2019). "Canada's rugby 7s teams take gold, silver at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports.


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