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Kayla Moleschi

Kayla Moleschi
Date of birth (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthWilliams Lake, British Columbia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2011-present Canada 7s
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team competition
World Cup 7s
Silver medal – second place 2013 Russia Team competition

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Kayla Moleschi". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kayla Moleschi". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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