Ashley Steacy

Ashley Steacy (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][2]

Ashley Steacy
Date of birth (1987-06-28) June 28, 1987
Place of birthLethbridge, Alberta
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013- Canada 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam competition
World Cup 7s
Silver medal – second place2013 RussiaTeam competition

In 2016, Steacy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team which won Bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics.[3]

Awards and honors
  • Lethbridge Pronghorns 2010 Female Athlete of the Year [4]
  • U Sports National Women's Rugby Championships Most Valuable Player (2008)
  • U Sports Women's Rugby Rookie of the Year (2005)
  • U Sports Women's Rugby Athlete of the Year (2006, 2009[5])

References
  1. "Ashley Steacy". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Ashley Steacy". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Bowles, Patzer named top Horns athletes". 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. "CIS women's rugby: Lethbridge's Patzer earns second MVP nod". presto-en.usports.ca/. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2021-08-25.


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