Piper Logan

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Piper Logan
OLY
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2022–Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympics
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team competition

Piper Logan OLY (born 13 July 2001) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She was part of the Canada team which won silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2023 Pan American Games.

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Career

Logan was named in Canada's sevens squad and competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [1] [2] [3] Her side lost to New Zealand in the bronze medal match to finish in fourth place. [4] [5] She was named in the tournament's dream team for the top seven players from the event. [6] [7]

She also represented Canada at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [8] [9] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [10] [11]

Logan was part of the Canadian squad which won a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, scoring both her team's tries as they lost 12–19 to the USA in the final. [12] [13]

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, [14] [15] and scored a try in the semi-finals as Canada came from 0–12 behind to defeat Australia 21–12 to reach the final for the first time. [16] They lost the final to New Zealand and were therefore awarded the silver medal. [17] [18] [19] [20]

Personal life

Logan is a student at the University of British Columbia. [21]

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References

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  11. "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.
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