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'''Ghislaine Landry''' (born April 27, 1988) is a Canadian [[rugby union]] player.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ghislaine-landry/ |title=Ghislaine Landry |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721214944/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ghislaine-landry/# |archive-date=2016-07-21 |dead-url=no |df= }}</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-n10152780-landry-ghislaine.htm |title=Ghislaine Landry |website=Toronto2015.org |publisher=[[2015 Pan American Games]] |accessdate=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808063817/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152780-landry-ghislaine.htm# |archive-date=2016-08-08 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> As of the 2016-17 season, Landry succeeded [[Jen Kish]] as captain of the national sevens. On 20 October 2018, Landry became the first woman to hit the 1,000 point milestone in the women's sevens World Series.{{cn|date=April 2019}}
'''Ghislaine Landry''' (born April 27, 1988) is a Canadian [[rugby union]] player.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ghislaine-landry/ |title=Ghislaine Landry |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721214944/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/ghislaine-landry/# |archive-date=2016-07-21 |dead-url=no |df= }}</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-n10152780-landry-ghislaine.htm |title=Ghislaine Landry |website=Toronto2015.org |publisher=[[2015 Pan American Games]] |accessdate=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808063817/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152780-landry-ghislaine.htm# |archive-date=2016-08-08 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> During the 2016-17 season, Landry succeeded [[Jen Kish]] as captain of the national sevens. On 20 October 2018, Landry became the first woman to hit the 1,000 point milestone in the women's sevens World Series.{{cn|date=April 2019}}


In 2016, Landry 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 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> which won the bronze medal in a match against [[Great Britain]]. In 2017, Landry moved into first place all-time in HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series scoring with 706 points.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.wltribune.com/sports/415428084.html |title=Canada, Moleschi, win bronze medal at HSBC USA Sevens - Williams Lake News |work=Williams Lake Tribune |access-date=2017-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070759/http://www.wltribune.com/sports/415428084.html# |archive-date=2017-03-12 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>
In 2016, Landry 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 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref> which won the bronze medal in a match against [[Great Britain]]. In 2017, Landry moved into first place all-time in HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series scoring with 706 points.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.wltribune.com/sports/415428084.html |title=Canada, Moleschi, win bronze medal at HSBC USA Sevens - Williams Lake News |work=Williams Lake Tribune |access-date=2017-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070759/http://www.wltribune.com/sports/415428084.html# |archive-date=2017-03-12 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>

Revision as of 13:58, 23 August 2019

Ghislaine Landry
Date of birth (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
UniversitySt. Francis Xavier University
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Xavier X-Women ()
- Toronto Scottish ()
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
World Cup 7s
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team competition

Ghislaine Landry (born April 27, 1988) 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] During the 2016-17 season, Landry succeeded Jen Kish as captain of the national sevens. On 20 October 2018, Landry became the first woman to hit the 1,000 point milestone in the women's sevens World Series.[citation needed]

In 2016, Landry was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team,[3] which won the bronze medal in a match against Great Britain. In 2017, Landry moved into first place all-time in HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series scoring with 706 points.[4]

Landry attended Saint Francis Xavier University.

Achievements and honours

  • 2013, Canada, Sevens Silver medallist at Rugby World Cup Sevens.[5]
  • 2016, Canada, Sevens Bronze medallist at Rio Olympic Games.[6]
  • 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team.[7]
  • 2018, Canada, Sevens Captain of Canadian Rugby World Cup Sevens team.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ghislaine Landry". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved July 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Ghislaine Landry". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved July 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Canada, Moleschi, win bronze medal at HSBC USA Sevens - Williams Lake News". Williams Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-03-10. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. ^ Neil Davidson (August 8, 2016). "Rio 2016: Canada captures bronze medal after dumping Great Britain in women's rugby". Global News. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  7. ^ "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  8. ^ "Canadian rugby 7s captain Ghislaine Landry scores 1,000th career point". CBC Sports. October 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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