Mike Fuailefau

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Mike Fuailefau
Personal information
Born (1992-03-20) March 20, 1992 (age 33)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 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

Mike Fuailefau (born March 20, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline. [1] Fuailefau is of Samoan heritage, as his father is from there. [2]

Career

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

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

In June 2021, Fuailefau was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Fuailefau". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. Johnston, Patrick (8 March 2019). "Canada Sevens tourney host's opener a family affair for Victoria's Mike Fuailefau". The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.