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Rugby Sevens At The 2015 Pan American Games – Women's Tournament
The women's tournament of rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 11 to 12. The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games. Women's rugby sevens was making its debut in the Pan American Games. A total of six teams competed in the tournament. Qualification A total of six women's teams qualified to compete at the games (12 athletes per team). Medallists Tournament Preliminary Stage Pool Play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fifth Place Game Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game Final ranking References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pan American Games Women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMO Field
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Constructed on the site of the former Exhibition Stadium and first opened in 2007, it is owned by the City of Toronto, and managed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. The stadium's naming rights are held by the Bank of Montreal, which is commonly branded as "BMO" (). BMO Field was originally constructed as a soccer-specific stadium to serve as the home field of the expansion Toronto FC, and hosted matches during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2010, when it was still a neutral-site game, BMO Field hosted the MLS Cup. It has since hosted the 2016 and 2017 finals featuring Toronto FC, under the current practice of giving home field advantage to the side with the better regular season record. The venue has also hosted rugby union, including ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Kish
Jennifer "Jen" Kish (born July 7, 1988) is a Canadian former rugby union player. She was a member of Canada's women's sevens team that were runners-up at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia. Kish captained the sevens squad from 2012-2016 until she left the centralized program and while still player, she was replaced by Ghislaine Landry. She is known for her aerial skills and defence (and her ink). Kish was awarded the ''Most Influential Athlete'' of the CAAWS Most Influential Women List of 2016. Rugby 15s Kish's dream of being an elite athlete started at an early age and in Grade 2, she put down "professional athlete" as her future profession Kish started rugby in Grade 10 at W. P. Wagner High School in Edmonton because her football coach was a rugby player and suggested she should try the sport. Kish typically played flanker and occasionally 8-man. Playing for the province of Alberta at 16, her skills were recognized and she joined the U-19 Team Canada roster. Six month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Lopez
Hannah Lopez (born March 31, 1992) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. References External links Hannah Lopezat USA Rugby USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugb ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Hannah 1992 births Living people United States international rugby sevens players American female rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Thomas
Kristen Thomas (born July 1, 1993) is an American rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life Thomas participated in track and field and basketball in high school. She began her rugby career as a freshman at the University of Central Florida. She is openly lesbian. Career Thomas made her debut for the United States sevens team at the 2015 São Paulo Women's Sevens. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. Thomas missed out on selection for the 2016 Summer Olympics squad due to an injury she sustained at the 2016 France Women's Sevens. She was named in the Eagles 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. Thomas was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. References External links Kristen Thomasat USA Rugby USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Doyle
Lauren Doyle (born February 23, 1991) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team and represented the United States in Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Doyle captained the U.S. Eagles sevens team at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. References External links Lauren Doyleat USA Rugby USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugb ... * * * * * 1991 births Living people Female rugby sevens players American female rugby sevens players United States international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richelle Stephens
Richelle Stephens (born July 22, 1996) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team The United States women's national rugby sevens team competes in international rugby sevens competitions. The team finished second at the 2015 USA Women's Sevens, after defeating Russia in the semifinals. They competed at the 2016 Summer Olympi .... References External links * 1996 births Living people United States international rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players American female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Lindenwood University alumni Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyla Kelter
Leyla Alev Kelter (born March 21, 1991) is an American rugby sevens and rugby union player. Rugby career She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. She also made the squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Kelter was named in the Eagles squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. In January 2022 the English rugby side Saracens Women announced that she had signed for the rest of the 2021–22 Premier15s season. She was named in the Eagles squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She was selected in the Eagles squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Soccer and Ice hockey Kelter played for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team and the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and later played both sports at the University of Wisconsin from 2009–2013. Personal life Born to Mark Perusse and Leyla Kelter, she has two brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Fa'avesi
Joanne "Nana" Fa'avesi (born February 5, 1992) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. Fa'avesi was selected to represent the United States at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... References External links * 1992 births Living people United States international rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players American female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States Sportspeople from California Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Griffin
Kelly Griffin (born November 7, 1986) is an American rugby sevens player and Olympian. As a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team, she won a bronze medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. She was also captain of the United States Women's Rugby Sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Early life and high school Kelly Griffin was born and raised in Berkeley, California and played soccer and basketball starting at the age of 6. She attended Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California, where she played basketball for coach Gene Nakamura, who called Griffin's 2003 team the group he was "most fond of" from his 24 seasons as head coach. Collegiate rugby Griffin moved from Berkeley to Los Angeles to attend UCLA in 2004, and her freshman she year joined the UCLA Women's Club Rugby team, known as the UCLA Bruin Rangers. She helped lead UCLA to several national playoff appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Bonny
Megan Bonny (born March 6, 1990) is an American rugby sevens player. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team. References External links Megan Bonnyat USA Rugby USA Rugby (officially the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugb ... * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonny, Megan 1990 births Living people United States international rugby sevens players American female rugby sevens players Female rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Watcham-Roy
Natasha Watcham-Roy (born April 28, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player. She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ... as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. In 2016, Watcham-Roy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team. In August 2018, she stepped away from the program. On 22 November 2018, she announced her retirement due to mental health. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watcham-Roy, Natasha 1992 births Living people Canadian female rugby union players Sportspeople from Ottawa Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magali Harvey
Magali Harvey (born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. Rugby career Harvey represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was named IRB Women’s Player of the Year 2014 and was the first Canadian to receive the award. She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. Honors * 2014, WRWC Dream Team * 2014, International Rugby Players Women’s 15s Try of the Decade * 2014, IRB Women's Player of the year * 2020, World Rugby Player of the Decade in 15-a-side rugby (nominee) Personal Harvey started playing at the age of 18 and played at St. Francis Xavier University during her university career. She studied Business Administration. Her father, Luc Harvey was the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert could refer to: * Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district) *Louis-Hébert (federal electoral district) Louis-Hébert () is a federal electoral district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
