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'''Charity Williams''' (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian [[rugby sevens]] player.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/charity-williams/ |title=Charity Williams |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
'''Charity Williams''' (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian [[rugby sevens]] player.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/charity-williams/ |title=Charity Williams |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713001751/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/charity-williams/# |archive-date=2016-07-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Biography ==
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In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Beth |last=MacDonnell |title=Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/ |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |date=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
Williams participated in [[gymnastics]] during her childhood and wanted to compete on the Olympic stage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dymock |first=Alan |date=2021-07-30 |title=Charity Williams: "Gymnastics wasn’t going to take me to the Olympics” |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/featured/charity-williams-rugby-gymnastics-129585 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Rugby World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-18 |title=Charity Williams |url=https://www.thegistsports.com/interview/a154cdae-0c1d-4a0a-b81a-22b094fee402 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.thegistsports.com |language=en}}</ref> She soon realized that her goal of going to the Olympics could not be achieved in gymnastics.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In Grade 10 a friend introduced her to rugby, so she decided to attend practice and fell in love with her new-found sport.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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In 2016, Williams was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.<ref>{{cite news |first=Beth |last=MacDonnell |title=Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/ |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |date=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=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/# |archive-date=2016-07-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Alongside teammates [[Pamphinette Buisa|Pam Buisa]] and [[Caroline Crossley]], Williams represents the national women's sevens team on the [[Rugby Canada]] Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RUGBY CANADA ESTABLISH BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR (BIPOC) WORKING GROUP AND ADOPT ZERO TOLERANCE ENVIRONMENT|url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2020/07/rugby-canada-establish-black-indigenous-and-people-of-colour-bipoc-working-group-and-adopt-zero-tolerance-environment|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Rugby Canada|language=en}}</ref>

In June 2021, Williams was named to [[Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada names women’s and men’s rugby teams for Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/25/team-canada-names-womens-and-mens-rugby-teams-for-tokyo-2020/|publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]]|date=25 June 2021|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Neil|date=25 June 2021|title=Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-1.6080451|work=[[Canadian Press]]|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref>
== Achievements and honours ==
* 2017, [[Canada Sevens]] Langford dream team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/05/29/canadians-dominate-langford-dream-team/|title=Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team|date=2017-05-29|website=Americas Rugby News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Rugby Sevens Series profile|womens/54740}}
* {{COC profile}}
* {{Olympics.com|charity-williams}}
* {{Olympedia}}

{{Canada Women's sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Canada women's rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Canada women's rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Canada Women's 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad}}


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Revision as of 08:37, 20 April 2024

Charity Williams
Date of birth (1996-10-20) October 20, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2015–Present  Kanada 124 (350)
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Kanada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Charity Williams (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian rugby sevens player.[1]

Biography

Williams participated in gymnastics during her childhood and wanted to compete on the Olympic stage.[2][3] She soon realized that her goal of going to the Olympics could not be achieved in gymnastics.[2][3] In Grade 10 a friend introduced her to rugby, so she decided to attend practice and fell in love with her new-found sport.[2][3]

In 2016, Williams was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[4]

Alongside teammates Pam Buisa and Caroline Crossley, Williams represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020.[5]

In June 2021, Williams was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[6][7]

Achievements and honours

References

  1. ^ "Charity Williams". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Dymock, Alan (2021-07-30). "Charity Williams: "Gymnastics wasn't going to take me to the Olympics"". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  3. ^ a b c "Charity Williams". www.thegistsports.com. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "RUGBY CANADA ESTABLISH BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR (BIPOC) WORKING GROUP AND ADOPT ZERO TOLERANCE ENVIRONMENT". Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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