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{{Short description|Canadian rugby union player (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Hannah Darling
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|30}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|30}}
| birth_place = [[Peterborough]], [[Ontario]]
| birth_place = [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], [[Ontario]]
| height = 1.74 m
| height = 1.74 m
| weight = 72 kg
| weight = 72 kg
| ru_nationalteam = [[Canada]]
| repteam1 = [[Canada]]
| ru_sevensnationalyears = 2014-2018
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014-2018
| ru_currentclub = Peterborough Pagans
| ru_currentclub = Peterborough Pagans
| medals =
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'''Hannah Darling''' (born May 30, 1996) is a Canadian [[rugby union]] player and considered the national seven's team weapon at restarts.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-darling/ |title=Hannah Darling |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713002517/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-darling/# |archive-date=2016-07-13 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/hannah-darling-retires-rugby-canada-womens-7s-1.4862634|title=Rising star Hannah Darling retires from Canadian women's rugby 7s team {{!}} CBC Sports|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014210643/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/hannah-darling-retires-rugby-canada-womens-7s-1.4862634#|archive-date=2018-10-14|dead-url=no|df=}}</ref>
'''Hannah Darling''' (born May 30, 1996) is a Canadian [[rugby union]] player and considered the national seven's team weapon at restarts.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-darling/ |title=Hannah Darling |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713002517/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-darling/# |archive-date=2016-07-13 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/hannah-darling-retires-rugby-canada-womens-7s-1.4862634|title=Rising star Hannah Darling retires from Canadian women's rugby 7s team {{!}} CBC Sports|work=CBC|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014210643/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/hannah-darling-retires-rugby-canada-womens-7s-1.4862634#|archive-date=2018-10-14|url-status=live}}</ref>


Darling was introduced to rugby union at the age of 14 and made her sevens national debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Invitational Sevens.<ref name=":0" /> She won a gold medal at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2015 Pan American Games]] as a member of the Canadian women's [[rugby sevens]] team.<ref name="COC profile" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152767-darling-hannah.htm |title=Hannah Darling |website=Toronto2015.org |publisher=[[2015 Pan American Games]] |accessdate=July 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Darling 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/ |5= |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 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> In October 2018, she retired from the national sevens team.<ref name=":0" />
Darling was introduced to rugby union at the age of 14 and made her sevens national debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Invitational Sevens.<ref name=":0" /> She won a gold medal at the [[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2015 Pan American Games]] as a member of the Canadian women's [[rugby sevens]] team.<ref name="COC profile" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152767-darling-hannah.htm |title=Hannah Darling |website=Toronto2015.org |publisher=[[2015 Pan American Games]] |accessdate=July 16, 2016 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001153/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152767-darling-hannah.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, Darling 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> In October 2018, she retired from the national sevens team.<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|womens/53625}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|da/hannah-darling-1}}
* {{COC profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|hannah-darling}}
* {{2015 Pan American Games profile|rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152767-darling-hannah}}


{{Canada Women's 2015 Pan American Games Rugby Sevens Squad}}
{{Canada Women's 2015 Pan American Games Rugby Sevens Squad}}
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[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players of Canada]]
[[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada]]
[[Category:Canada international rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Canada international rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Female rugby sevens players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Ontario]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics]]
[[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens]]
[[Category:Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Youth Olympic silver medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Canada international women's rugby sevens players]]

Latest revision as of 23:26, 7 September 2024

Hannah Darling
Date of birth (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthPeterborough, Ontario
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Kanada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Kanada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Team competition

Hannah Darling (born May 30, 1996) is a Canadian rugby union player and considered the national seven's team weapon at restarts.[1][2]

Darling was introduced to rugby union at the age of 14 and made her sevens national debut at the 2014 Hong Kong Invitational Sevens.[2] She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.[1][3] In 2016, Darling was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[4] In October 2018, she retired from the national sevens team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hannah Darling". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Rising star Hannah Darling retires from Canadian women's rugby 7s team | CBC Sports". CBC. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  3. ^ "Hannah Darling". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  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.
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