Olivia De Couvreur (born 20 February 2000) 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]

Olivia De Couvreur
De Couvreur at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Date of birth (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000 (age 24)[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
Years Team Comps
2019-present Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Team competition

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]

In 2022, De Couvreur competed for Canada at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [6][7]

References edit

  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.
  4. ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  7. ^ "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.