Krissy Scurfield OLY (born 15 June 2003) is a Canadian rugby union player. She won a silver medal in the rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Date of birth | 15 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Canmore, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editA student at the University of Victoria, Scurfield was the only Canadian woman named to the World Rugby Series’ Dream Team in 2022 and was the Canadian’s top try scorer despite only featuring in half the games.[2] Scurfield was selected to play for Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in rugby sevens.[3]
Scurfield competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.[6][7]
Chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France,[8] she suffered an internal laceration during the group stages and missed the rest of the tournament.[9][10] The team went on to win a silver medal.[11][12]
Personal
editScurfields father, Allan Scurfield was the 1984 Canadian National high-board diving champion who competed with Canada's National Team at both the Commonwealth and Pan-American Games.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Krissy Scurfield". Rugby Canada.
- ^ "Scurfield cements her place with senior national team after getting named to HSBC Dream Team". BVM Sports. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Canmore's Scurfield named to rugby squad at Commonwealth Games". RMOToday.com. 25 July 2022.
- ^ "2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town". Rugby Canada. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji". Terrace Standard. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji". CBC.ca. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Injury Update: COC Statement on Krissy Scurfield and Keyara Wardley". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "'I am heartbroken': injured Alberta rugby star out of Paris 2024 Olympics". The Albertan. 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.
- ^ https://govikesgo.com/news/2022/5/6/general-scurfield-cements-her-place-with-senior-national-team-after-getting-named-to-hsbc-dream-team.aspx