Keyara Wardley

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|birth_place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada

|height=165 cm

|weight=68 kg

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Keyara Wardley (born January 27, 2000) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/keyara-wardley/ |title=Keyara Wardley |website=www.olympic.ca/ |date=25 June 2021 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=3 July 2021}}

Career

Wardley was part of Canada's 2018 Summer Youth Olympics team that won the bronze medal.

In June 2021, Wardley was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.{{cite web |last=Awad |first=Brandi |title=Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/25/team-canada-names-womens-and-mens-rugby-teams-for-tokyo-2020/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=25 June 2021 |access-date=4 July 2021}}{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=25 June 2021 |title=Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-1.6080451 |work=Canadian Press |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |access-date=4 July 2021}} She competed for Canada at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens – ARN Guide |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/08/2022-rugby-world-cup-sevens-arn-guide/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-02 |title=Canada's Senior Women's and Men's Sevens rosters named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2022/09/canada-s-senior-women-s-and-men-s-sevens-rosters-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}} They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=Canada women finish 6th at Rugby World Cup Sevens after lopsided loss to Fiji |url=https://www.terracestandard.com/sports/canada-women-finish-6th-at-rugby-world-cup-sevens-after-lopsided-loss-to-fiji/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Terrace Standard |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923092206/https://www.terracestandard.com/sports/canada-women-finish-6th-at-rugby-world-cup-sevens-after-lopsided-loss-to-fiji/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-11 |title=Canadian women finish 6th at 7s World Cup following 53-0 drubbing at hands of Fiji |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-world-cup-roundup-1.6579359 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=CBC.ca}}

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2024/07/10/team-canada-reveals-womens-rugby-sevens-squad-for-paris-2024/ |title=Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024 |date=10 July 2024 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=30 July 2024}} The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2024/07/30/team-canada-shocks-australia-will-go-for-gold-in-womens-rugby-sevens/ |title=Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=30 July 2024}} before losing the final to New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics-and-paralympics/canada-wins-silver-in-womens-rugby-sevens-after-narrowly-losing-to-all-blacks-in-olympic/article_d0495410-4e29-11ef-814f-43fae5a005bb.html |title=Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final |publisher=Toronto Star |accessdate=30 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2024/07/30/gutsy-team-canada-earns-silver-in-womens-rugby-sevens/ |title=Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=30 July 2024}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20200204180917/https://rugby.ca/en/athletes/keyara-wardley-1 Keyara Wardley] at Rugby Canada (archived)
{{Team Canada|keyara-wardley}}
{{Olympics.com|keyara-wardley}}
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20241007195424/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/keyara-wardley_1960834 Keyara Wardley] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|63712}}
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Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canada international rugby sevens players

Category:Canada international women's rugby sevens players

Category:Youth Olympic competitors for Canada

Category:Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Canada

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada

Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Category:Rugby union players from Calgary

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen