Lavenia Cavuru Explained

Lavenia Cavuru
Birth Date:28 June 1994
Height:1.58m
Weight:63kg[1]
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Lavenia Cavuru (born 28 June 1994) is a Fijian rugby sevens player.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Rugby career

Cavuru competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] [4] [5] She won a bronze medal at the event.[6] [7] [8]

Cavuru was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[9] [10] [11] [12] She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[13] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.[14] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[15]

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lavenia Cavuru . world.rugby . 7 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Lavena Cavuru . Olympedia . 30 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Rugby Sevens - Canada vs Fiji - Pool B Results . Tokyo 2020 . 30 July 2021 . 29 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729132956/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/results-women-gpb-000300-.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2021-07-04 . Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games . 2022-08-21 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-05 . Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics . 2022-08-21 . RNZ . en-nz.
  6. Web site: 2021-07-31 . Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal . 2022-08-21 . RNZ . en-nz.
  7. Web site: Deo . Rohit . 2021-07-31 . 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal . 2022-08-21 . FijiTimes . en.
  8. Web site: 2021-08-12 . How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games . 2022-08-21 . www.world.rugby.
  9. Web site: Tavi . Karalaini . Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games . 2 August 2022 . fbcnews.com.fj.
  10. Web site: Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens . 2 August 2022 . rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022 .
  11. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-08-01 . Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-04 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-07-31 . Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji . 2022-08-04 . ESPN.com . en.
  13. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-08-31 . Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup . 2022-09-19 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-09-22 . World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide . 2022-09-26 . Americas Rugby News . en-US.
  15. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-09-21 . Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup . 2022-09-23 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  16. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2021-07-04 . Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games . live . 2024-07-26 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  17. Web site: 2024 . Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . live . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.