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Ashley Steacy

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Ashley Steacy
Date of birth (1987-06-28) June 28, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthLethbridge, Alberta
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013- Canada 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
World Cup 7s
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team competition

Ashley Steacy (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian rugby union player.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][2]

In 2016, Steacy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team which won Bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics.[3]

Awards and honors

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  • Lethbridge Pronghorns 2010 Female Athlete of the Year [4]
  • U Sports National Women's Rugby Championships Most Valuable Player (2008)
  • U Sports Women's Rugby Rookie of the Year (2005)
  • U Sports Women's Rugby Athlete of the Year (2006, 2009[5])

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ashley Steacy". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ashley Steacy". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ^ MacDonnell, Beth (July 8, 2016). "Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bowles, Patzer named top Horns athletes". 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ "CIS women's rugby: Lethbridge's Patzer earns second MVP nod". presto-en.usports.ca/. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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