Shannon Michelle Parry OAM (born 27 October 1989) is an Australian female rugby union player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Date of birth | (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parry plays for Australia and was a member of the squad to the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup that finished in third place. She was in the squad to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens as defending champions.[7]
Parry was in Australia's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad.[8] She was co-captain of Australia's team at the 2016 Olympics, defeating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural Olympic gold medal in the sport.[9] In 2017 Parry was named Captain of the Female Australian 15 Player Squad.
Parry was named in the Australia squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] The team came second in the pool round but then lost to Fiji 14-12 in the quarterfinals.[11]
Parry was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand.[12][13] She then made the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[14][15]
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