Mike Fuailefau
Personal information
Born (1992-03-20) March 20, 1992 (age 31)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Medal record
Men's Rugby sevens
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team

Mike Fuailefau (born March 20, 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player, in the sevens discipline.[1] Fuailefau is of Samoan heritage, as his father is from there.[2]

Career

Fuailefau was part of Canada's 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games, with both teams getting knocked out in the group stage.[1]

Fuailefau won gold as part of Canada's team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[1]

In June 2021, Fuailefau was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mike Fuailefau". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Johnston, Patrick (8 March 2019). "Canada Sevens tourney host's opener a family affair for Victoria's Mike Fuailefau". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ Awad, Brandi (25 June 2021). "Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ Davidson, Neil (25 June 2021). "Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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