Charity Williams

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Charity Williams
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Date of birth (1996-10-20) October 20, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2015–PresentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 124 (350)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympics
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Charity Williams (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. [1]

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Career

Williams participated in gymnastics during her childhood and wanted to compete on the Olympic stage. [2] [3] She soon realized that her goal of going to the Olympics could not be achieved in gymnastics. [2] [3] In Grade 10 a friend introduced her to rugby, so she decided to attend practice and fell in love with her new-found sport. [2] [3]

In 2016, Williams was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. [4]

Alongside teammates Pam Buisa and Caroline Crossley, Williams represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020. [5]

In June 2021, Williams was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [6] [7]

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [8] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals, [9] before losing the final to New Zealand. [10] [11]

Achievements and honours

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