Lucas Hammond

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Lucas Hammond
Personal information
Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993 (age 31)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Medal record
Men's Rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

Lucas Hammond (born November 14, 1993) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline. [1] Hammond's parents are both Canadians who lived in South Africa, where Hammond was born. They decided to emigrate back to Canada to be closer to family. [1]

Career

Hammond was part of Canada's 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games, with both teams getting knocked out in the group stage. [1]

Hammond won gold as part of Canada's team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. [1]

In June 2021, Hammond was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lucas Hammond". 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.


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