Natasha Watcham-Roy

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Natasha Watcham-Roy
Date of birth (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2015- 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

Natasha Watcham-Roy (born April 28, 1992) 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]

In 2016, Watcham-Roy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. [3] In August 2018, she stepped away from the program. [4] On 22 November 2018, she announced her retirement due to mental health. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. Davidson, Neil. "Canadian rugby sevens women open crucial World Series season in Colorado". Burnaby Now. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. "Olympic Medalist Natasha Watcham-Roy Retires from Canada Rugby Sevens".