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| Born | November 14, 1993 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Lucas Hammond (born November 14, 1993) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline.[1] Hammond's parents are both Canadians who lived in South Africa, where Hammond was born. They decided to emigrate back to Canada to be closer to family.[1]
Career
Hammond was part of Canada's 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games, with both teams getting knocked out in the group stage.[1]
Hammond won gold as part of Canada's team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[1]
In June 2021, Hammond was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Lucas Hammond". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ 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.
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