Brittany Benn Explained

Birth Date:23 April 1989
Height:165 cm
Weight:68 kg
Ru Position:Centre
Years1: 
Clubs1:Guelph Redcoats
Repyears1:2013–
Repteam1:Canada
Medals:

Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] [3] She was a member of the touring squad that played and in November 2013.[4]

Career

Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[5]

In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team that went on to win the bronze medal for Canada.[6]

In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[7] [8] She is openly lesbian.[9]

Honours and achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Britt Benn . Olympic.ca . . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160721214921/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/britt-benn/# . 2016-07-21 . live .
  2. Web site: Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup . Ben Kerr . lastwordonsports.com . June 30, 2014 . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112444/http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/30/canadas-roster-announced-womens-rugby-world-cup/# . 2014-10-06 . live .
  3. Web site: Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France . Bryan Kelly . Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) . July 31, 2014 . October 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084033/http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/ . October 6, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Canada name touring squad . Alison Donnelly . scrumqueens.com . September 2013 . November 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102105940/http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/canada-name-touring-squad# . 2014-11-02 . live .
  5. Web site: Brittany Benn . Toronto2015.org . . July 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161215114447/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152763-benn-brittany.htm . December 15, 2016 . dead .
  6. News: Beth . MacDonnell . Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 . Olympic.ca . . July 8, 2016 . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160709224209/http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/# . 2016-07-09 . live .
  7. Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 June 2021. 4 July 2021.
  8. News: Davidson. Neil. 25 June 2021. Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Outsports. 2021-07-12. At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far. 2021-08-02. Outsports. en.
  10. Web site: Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team. 2017-05-29. Americas Rugby News. en-US. 2019-05-13.
  11. Web site: DHL Performance Tracker - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series worldrugby.org/sevens-series. worldrugby.org. www.world.rugby. 2019-05-13.
  12. Web site: Awards and Recognition. 2021-05-01. Rugby Canada. en.

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