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Natasha Watcham-Roy

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Natasha Watcham-Roy
Date of birth (1992-04-28) April 28, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthOttawa, Ontario
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2015- 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

Natasha Watcham-Roy (born April 28, 1992) 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, Watcham-Roy was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[3] In August 2018, she stepped away from the program.[4] On 22 November 2018, she announced her retirement due to mental health.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Natasha Watcham-Roy". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. 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. ^ Davidson, Neil. "Canadian rugby sevens women open crucial World Series season in Colorado". Burnaby Now. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. ^ "Olympic Medalist Natasha Watcham-Roy Retires from Canada Rugby Sevens".
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