Keyara Wardley

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Keyara Wardley
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Date of birth (2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
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Medal record
Women's Rugby sevens
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Olympics
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Team

Keyara Wardley (born January 27, 2000) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline. [1]

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Career

Wardley was part of Canada's 2018 Summer Youth Olympics team that won the bronze medal. [1]

In June 2021, Wardley was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [2] [3] She competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [4] [5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Keyara Wardley". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 June 2021. 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.
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  6. "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  7. "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  8. "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.