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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.[3]

Ghislaine Landry
Landry with Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games
Date of birth (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 34)
Place of birthToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height163 cm (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 ()
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2011–present Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2016 RioTeam competition
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam competition
World Cup 7s
2013 RussiaTeam competition

In 2016, Landry was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team,[4] 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.[5] In June 2021, Landry was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[6][7]

Landry attended Saint Francis Xavier University.

She came out as homosexual in 2006 and married her partner in 2018.[8][9][10]


Achievements and honours



References


  1. "Ghislaine Landry". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. "Ghislaine Landry". Toronto2015.org. 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. "Canadian rugby 7s captain Ghislaine Landry scores 1,000th career point". CBC Sports. October 20, 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  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. "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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "At least 185 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". 12 July 2021.
  9. "Ghislaine Landry on Instagram: "In 1999, I was 11, the Canadian Supreme Court voted in favour of preserving the definition of "marriage" as the union of a man and a woman. In 2005, I was 17, same-sex couples were given the legal right to marry in Canada. In 2006, I was 18, I came out. In 2018, I was 30, I married my love. Happy Pride!! 🌈"".
  10. "Real Weddings: Inside a rustic Prince Edward County farm wedding". 14 March 2019.
  11. "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Rugby Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  12. 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.
  13. "Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team". Americas Rugby News. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  14. "Canadian rugby 7s captain Ghislaine Landry scores 1,000th career point". CBC Sports. October 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-23.



На других языках

- [en] Ghislaine Landry

[ru] Ландри, Жислен

Жислен Ландри (англ. Ghislaine Landry, родилась 27 апреля 1988 года в Торонто) — канадская регбистка, защитница, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года в составе сборной Канады по регби-7[1]. Чемпионка Панамериканских игр 2015 года[3], капитан сборной Канады по регби-7 с сезона 2016/2017; первая регбистка, набравшая 1000 очков в Мировой серии.


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