Julia Greenshields

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Julia Greenshields
Personal information
Born (1992-02-12) February 12, 1992 (age 31)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Medal record
Women's Rugby sevens
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Julia Greenshields (born February 12, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline. [1]

Career

Greenshields was part of Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team that finished in fourth place. [1]

In June 2021, Greenshields was chosen as part of Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Julia Greenshields". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.