Canadian rugby sevens player
Rugby player
Charity Williams
Date of birth (1996-10-20 ) October 20, 1996 (age 28) Place of birth Toronto , Ontario Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) Years
Team
Comps 2015–Present
Canada
124 (350)
Charity Williams (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian rugby sevens player.[ 1]
Career
Williams participated in gymnastics during her childhood and wanted to compete on the Olympic stage.[ 2] [ 3] [ 2] [ 3] [ 2] [ 3]
In 2016, Williams was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[ 4]
Alongside teammates Pam Buisa and Caroline Crossley , Williams represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020.[ 5]
In June 2021, Williams was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team .[ 6] [ 7]
She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris , France.[ 8] Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,[ 9] New Zealand .[ 10] [ 11]
Achievements and honours
2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team.[ 12]
2024, Silver Medal (Canada), 2024 Olympics (Paris)
References
^ "Charity Williams" . Olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved July 10, 2016 .^ a b c Dymock, Alan (2021-07-30). "Charity Williams: "Gymnastics wasn't going to take me to the Olympics" . Rugby World . Retrieved 2022-08-20 . ^ a b c "Charity Williams" . www.thegistsports.com . 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2022-08-20 .^ 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 . ^ "RUGBY CANADA ESTABLISH BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR (BIPOC) WORKING GROUP AND ADOPT ZERO TOLERANCE ENVIRONMENT" . Rugby Canada . 17 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-06 .^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020" . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 4 July 2021 . ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics" . Canadian Press . Retrieved 4 July 2021 . ^ "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024" . Canadian Olympic Committee. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024 .^ "Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens" . Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024 .^ "Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final" . Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 July 2024 .^ "Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens" . Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024 .^ "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team" . Americas Rugby News . 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-13 .
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