Pamphinette "Pam" Buisa (born 28 December 1996) is a Canadian

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and sevens player. She has represented Canada at an international level. Buisa wears a size US 10.5 rugby boot.

Career

Buisa won a gold medal at the

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as a member of the

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. Alongside teammates

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and

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, Buisa represents the national women's sevens team on the

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Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020. In June 2021, Buisa was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. She competed for Canada at the

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. They placed sixth overall after losing to

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in the fifth place final. Buisa was added to Canada's fifteens team to the

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after

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was ruled out due to injury. In 2023, She was named in

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's traveling squad for their

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against the Springbok women and for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buisa, Pamphinette 1996 births Living people Black Canadian sportswomen Canadian female rugby union players Canada women's international rugby union players Canada international women's rugby sevens players Canada international rugby sevens players Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia