Victoria Folayan (born May 27, 1985) is an American rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She was in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.[2]
| Date of birth | May 27, 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied psychology and drama.[3][4][5] She was named 2013 Women's 7s Player of the Year by RugbyMag.[6]
References
edit- ^ "FOLAYAN Victoria". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Gill, Laura (31 May 2013). "Eagles squads announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens". USA Rugby.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ "Victoria Folayan". teamusa.org. 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ "Victoria Folayan". results.nbcolympics.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Williams, Joe (27 June 2012). "Former Poinciana athlete Victoria". Orlando Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.[dead link]
- ^ Finlan, Jackie (2014-01-09). "RUGBYMag 2013 Women's 7s Player of the Year: Vix Folayan". www.rugbytoday.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
External links
edit- Victoria (Vix) Folayan at USA Rugby
- Victoria Folayan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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