Leila Cássia dos Santos Silva (born 23 October 1996) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player.
 Silva, during Brazil's match against Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||
| Full name | Leila Cássia dos Santos Silva | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1996 | ||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
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Silva competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, they placed eleventh overall.[2][citation needed]
She was originally named as a traveling reserve for Brazil, but competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Leila dos Santos Silva". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Ramalho, Victor (2024-07-03). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina de Rugby Sevens define as 12 jogadoras finais para Paris 2024" [Brazilian women's rugby sevens team defines the final 12 players for Paris 2024]. brasilrugby.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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