Kyra Christmas

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Kyra Christmas
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Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)
High River, Alberta, Canada
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportWater polo
Team
Medal record
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Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Kyra Christmas (born 14th March 1997) is a Canadian water polo player who is a member of the Canada women's national water polo team. [1] She was part of the team at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships [2] and 2019 Pan American Games. [3] She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] [5] [6]

She played for the University of the Pacific's women's water polo team. [7] [8]

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References

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  3. Sobschak, Lydia (2019-07-16). "Local athlete Kyra Christmas hoping to qualify for the 2020 Olympics". High River Times. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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  6. Butler, Signa (28 June 2021). "Canadian Olympic women's water polo team announced for Tokyo". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. "Kyra Christmas - 2020 - Women's Water Polo". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  8. "Water polo player Kyra Christmas garners second GCC Player of the Year". www.pacific.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-04.