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| Date of birth | January 25, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alysha Corrigan (born January 25, 1997) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete. [2]
Corrigan only took up the sport in grade 11, who was introduced to the sport by her older sister Sidney. [3] Corrigan was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team in October. [4] At the games Corrigan would go onto win the silver medal with the team. [2]
In July 2024, Corrigan was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in the sevens. [5] [6] [7] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals, [8] before losing the final to New Zealand. [9] [10]
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