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
Playing career
Position Center, Wing
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
United States

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. 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. Retrieved 2016-08-10.

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