Lucas Hammond

Lucas Hammond
Personal information
Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993
Cape Town, South Africa
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Medal record
Men's Rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam

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. 1 2 3 4 "Lucas Hammond". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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