{{Short description|Canadian rugby union player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox rugby biography | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|4|23}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Napanee, Ontario, Canada}} | height = 165 cm | weight = 68 kg | ru_position = Centre | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = Guelph Redcoats | apps1 = | points1 = | repyears1 = 2013– | repteam1 = Canada | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | medals = {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's rugby sevens}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team competition}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2015 Toronto|Team competition}} {{MedalSport|Women's rugby union}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup }} {{MedalSilver|2014 France|Team competition}} }}
'''Brittany "Britt" Benn''' (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player.<ref name="COC profile">{{cite web |url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/britt-benn/ |title=Britt Benn |website=Olympic.ca |date=9 June 2015 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721214921/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/britt-benn/ |archive-date=2016-07-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> She represented {{nwrut|Canada}} at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/30/canadas-roster-announced-womens-rugby-world-cup/ |title=Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup |author=Ben Kerr |website=lastwordonsports.com |date=June 30, 2014 |accessdate=October 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112444/http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/30/canadas-roster-announced-womens-rugby-world-cup/ |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/#.VCyAJxY9SSo |title=Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France |author=Bryan Kelly |publisher=Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) |date=July 31, 2014 |accessdate=October 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084033/http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 }}</ref> She was a member of the touring squad that played {{nwrut|France}} and {{nwrut|England}} in November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/canada-name-touring-squad |title=Canada name touring squad |author=Alison Donnelly |website=scrumqueens.com |date=September 2013 |accessdate=November 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102105940/http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/canada-name-touring-squad |archive-date=2014-11-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== Benn won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Canadian women's rugby sevens team.<ref name="COC profile" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152763-benn-brittany.htm |title=Brittany Benn |website=Toronto2015.org |publisher=2015 Pan American Games |accessdate=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215114447/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152763-benn-brittany.htm |archive-date=December 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Beth |last=MacDonnell |title=Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 |url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/ |website=Olympic.ca |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=July 8, 2016 |accessdate=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709224209/http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/ |archive-date=2016-07-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2021, Benn was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/25/team-canada-names-womens-and-mens-rugby-teams-for-tokyo-2020/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=25 June 2021|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Davidson|first=Neil|date=25 June 2021|title=Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/rugby/canada-rugby-sevens-1.6080451|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref> She is openly lesbian.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Outsports|date=2021-07-12|title=At least 180 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far|url=https://www.outsports.com/olympics/2021/7/12/22565574/tokyo-summer-olympics-lgbtq-gay-athletes-list|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Outsports|language=en}}</ref>
== Honours and achievements ==
* 2017, Canada Sevens Langford dream team<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/05/29/canadians-dominate-langford-dream-team/|title=Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team|date=2017-05-29|website=Americas Rugby News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> * 2019, Canada Sevens Langford performance tracker player of the round<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl|title=DHL Performance Tracker - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series {{!}} worldrugby.org/sevens-series|last=worldrugby.org|website=www.world.rugby|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref> *2019, Rugby Canada Player of the Year (7s)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Awards and Recognition|url=https://rugby.ca/en/about/awards-and-recognition|access-date=2021-05-01|website=Rugby Canada|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{COC profile|britt-benn|Britt Benn}} * {{Olympedia|name=Britt Benn}} * {{Olympics.com profile|brittany-benn|Brittany Benn|org_archive=20210422161244}} * {{2015 Pan American Games profile|rugby-7/athlete-profile-n10152763-benn-brittany|Brittany Benn}}
{{Canada 2014 WRWC Squad}} {{Canada Women's 2015 Pan American Games Rugby Sevens Squad}} {{Canada women's rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{Canada Women's 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad}} {{Canada Women's sevens squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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