Victoria Folayan

Victoria Folayan
Date of birth (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Place of birth Boston, Massachusetts
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Center, Wing
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps

Victoria Folayan (born May 27, 1985) is an American rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the United States women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She was in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.[2]

She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied psychology and drama.[3][4][5] She was named 2013 Women's 7s Player of the Year by RugbyMag.[6]

References

  1. "FOLAYAN Victoria". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. Gill, Laura (31 May 2013). "Eagles squads announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens". USA Rugby.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. "Victoria Folayan". teamusa.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. "Victoria Folayan". results.nbcolympics.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. Williams, Joe (27 June 2012). "Former Poinciana athlete Victoria". Orlando Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. Finlan, Jackie (2014-01-09). "RUGBYMag 2013 Women's 7s Player of the Year: Vix Folayan". www.rugbytoday.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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