Lucas Hammond (born November 14, 1993) is a Canadian

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, in the sevens discipline. 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.

Career

Hammond was part of Canada's

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

and

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, with both teams getting knocked out in the group stage. Hammond won gold as part of Canada's team 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 ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. In June 2021, Hammond was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

References

1993 births Living people Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada Canada international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub