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{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Hannah Darling
| name = Hannah Darling
| 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]]
| height = 1.74 m
| height = 1.74 m
| weight = 72 kg
| weight = 72 kg
| country = {{CAN}}
| country = {{CAN}}
| sport = [[Rugby sevens]]
| sport = [[Rugby sevens]]
| show-medals = yes
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
}}{{Infobox rugby biography|ru_nationalteam=[[Canada]]|ru_sevensnationalyears=2014-2018|ru_currentclub=Peterborough Pagans}}
}}
'''Hannah Darling''' (born May 30, 1996) is a Canadian [[rugby union]] player.<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}}</ref> 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>
'''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}}</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}}</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}}</ref> In October 2018, she retired from the national sevens team.
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/ | |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |date=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref> In October 2018, she retired from the national sevens team.<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:37, 15 October 2018

Hannah Darling
Personal information
Born (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 28)
Peterborough, Ontario
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Land Kanada
SportRugby sevens
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Hannah Darling
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Kanada

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

  1. ^ a b "Hannah Darling". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Rising star Hannah Darling retires from Canadian women's rugby 7s team | CBC Sports". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  3. ^ "Hannah Darling". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. 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. Retrieved July 10, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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