Colombia women's national rugby sevens team explained

Country:	Colombia
Union:	Colombian Rugby Federation
Nickname:	Las tucanes (The toucans)
Captain:	Alejandra Betancur
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The Colombia women's national rugby sevens team participates at several international tournaments. Colombia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2]} Their biggest achievement is the bronze medal won at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.^{[3] [4]}

Colombia placed second at the 2019 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Peru, earning them a place at the final qualification tournament. They were knocked out of the Qualifier semi-finals at the 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament by France.^{[5] [6]} Colombia qualified for their first Sevens World Cup after finishing as runners-up at the 2021 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens. The 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens will be held in South Africa.^[7]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position
2016	Placement round	12th	5	0	5	0
	Did not qualify
2024
Total	0 Titles	1/1	5	0	5	0

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens record
Year	Round	Position
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2018
2022	15th-place Final	16th	4	0	4	0
Total	0 Titles	1/4	4	0	4	0

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position
2015	5th playoff	5th equal	6	1	3	2
2019	Semifinals		5	3	2	0
Total	0 Titles	1/1	6	1	2	3

South American Championship

• 2004 - 3rd
• 2005 - 4th
• 2007 - 2nd
• 2008 - 5th
• 2009 - 5th
• 2010 - 2nd
• 2011 - 5th
• 2012 - 2nd
• 2013 - 5th
• 2014 - 4th
• 2015 - 1st
• 2016 - 3rd
• 2017 (Villa Carlos Paz) - 3rd
• 2018 - 3rd
• 2019 (Lima) - 2nd
• 2019 (Montevideo) - 3rd
• 2020 - 3rd
• 2021 - 2nd

Players

Previous squad

External links

• Official website
• WorldRugby profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colombia and Argentina book spots at Rio 2016. worldrugby.org. en-gb. 2016-07-17.
2. Web site: Argentina and Colombia win South American rugby sevens tournament and guarantee their places at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games . Rio 2016 . 2016-07-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807124737/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/argentina-and-colombia-win-south-american-rugby-sevens-tournament-and-guarantee-their-places-at-the-rio-2016-olympic-games . 2016-08-07 .
3. Web site: Colombia logró histórica medalla en el rugby siete femenino. EFE. 2019-07-28. Caracol Radio. es. 2019-08-04.
4. Web site: Colombia women aim for a second Olympics: We will never forget the joy of qualifying Women in Rugby. live. 2021-10-29. www.women.rugby. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617062611/https://www.women.rugby/news/641947/colombia-olympics-repechage-preview . 2021-06-17 .
5. Web site: World Rugby Sevens Repechage ready for kick-off - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. live. 2021-10-29. www.world.rugby. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029143243/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/643936?lang=en . 2021-10-29 .
6. Web site: Final squads confirmed ahead of Olympic Repechage kick-off in Monaco - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. live. 2021-10-29. www.world.rugby. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716224355/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/643852?lang=en . 2021-07-16 .
7. Web site: world.rugby. 2021-11-13. BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA QUALIFY FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2022. live. 2021-11-16. www.rwcsevens.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116174051/https://www.rwcsevens.com/news/670755/brazil-and-colombia-qualify-to-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2022 . 2021-11-16 .