Kayla Moleschi
| Date of birth | October 25, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Williams Lake, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||
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Kayla Moleschi (born October 25, 1990) 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] She is known as a core contributor with an explosive step.[3]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Moleschi was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team[4] and also named Rugby Canada 2016 Women's Sevens Player.[3]
In June 2021, Moleschi was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kayla Moleschi". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Kayla Moleschi". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Kayla Moleschi named Rugby Canada 2016 Women's Sevens Player - Williams Lake News". Williams Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Kayla Moleschi at BC Rugby
- Kayla Moleschi at Team Canada
- Kayla Moleschi at Olympedia
- Kayla Moleschi at Olympics.com
- Kayla Moleschi at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
