Olivia De Couvreur

Olivia De Couvreur (born 20 February 2000) is a Canadian rugby sevens player. She won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games as a member of the Canada women's national rugby sevens team.[1][3]

Olivia De Couvreur
De Couvreur at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Date of birth (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000[1]
Place of birthOttawa, Ontario
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop[2]
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2019-present Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam competition
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresTeam competition

De Couvreur took up the game of rugby after watching the Canadian 7s win bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, switching over from soccer.[2] Two years later she competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics where she won a bronze medal as part of the Canadian national team that competed at those games.[2]

In 2022, De Couvreur competed for Canada at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [6][7]

References
  1. "Olivia De Couvreur profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. Martin Cleary (October 16, 2018). "Cleary: Olivia De Couvreur finds success in rugby". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. Justin Piercy (July 28, 2019). "Canada's rugby 7s teams take gold, silver at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports.
  4. "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  7. "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-23.


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