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Taylor Perry Wins Olympic Silver in Paris

ByChris Tudor Price
Taylor Perry and a Canadian teammate with their Paris 2024 Olympic silver medals

This article is from August 2024. Some details may be out of date.

Crusader Taylor Perry is an Olympic silver medallist! Taylor won silver with Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Canada’s best-ever Olympic finish in rugby sevens.

Taylor travelled to Paris as the team’s alternate and was called into the squad during the tournament as an injury replacement for Krissy Scurfield, ready to play her part when the team needed her.

An unforgettable run

Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team with their silver medals on the Olympic podium in Paris
Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team on the podium in Paris. Photo: Rugby Canada, used with permission.

Canada stunned hosts France in the quarter-finals, then came from 12–0 down to beat Australia 21–12 in the semi-finals. In Tuesday night’s gold medal final against defending champions New Zealand, Canada led 12–7 at half-time before New Zealand snatched a 19–12 win with a try in the final minute.

Taylor has represented the Crusaders throughout her career, and she earned her first cap for Canada’s 15s team back in 2018. To see her on an Olympic podium is a proud moment for everyone at the club.

Congratulations, Taylor, and congratulations to the whole Canadian team!