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Date of birth | 25 January 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Alysha Corrigan (born 25 January 1997) is a Canadian rugby union and rugby sevens athlete. [2] She won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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]
She was selected in Canada's fifteens squad for the 2025 Pacific Four Series. [11] [12] In July 2025, she made the selection into Canada's Rugby World Cup squad. [13] [14]