Kayla Moleschi

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Kayla Moleschi
Date of birth (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Williams Lake, British Columbia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2011-present Canada 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team competition
World Cup 7s
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Russia Team competition

Kayla Moleschi (born October 25, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. [1] [2] She is known as a core contributor with an explosive step. [3]

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Career

In 2016, Moleschi was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team [4] and also named Rugby Canada 2016 Women's Sevens Player. [3]

In June 2021, Moleschi was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kayla Moleschi". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kayla Moleschi". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kayla Moleschi named Rugby Canada 2016 Women's Sevens Player - Williams Lake News". Williams Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
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