Date of birth | April 23, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Napanee, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013. [4]
Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. [1] [5]
In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team that went on to win the bronze medal for Canada. [6]
In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [7] [8] She is openly lesbian. [9]
Date of birth | April 23, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Napanee, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. [1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013. [4]
Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team. [1] [5]
In 2016, she was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team that went on to win the bronze medal for Canada. [6]
In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [7] [8] She is openly lesbian. [9]