Stephen Parez

{{Short description|French rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography |image = |birth_name=Stephen Parez-Edo Martin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby-a-7/Actualites/Stephen-parez-comme-a-la-casa-avec-les-bleus-du-rugby-a-7-a-madrid/1471622|title=Madrid (H) : Stephen Parez comme à la casa avec les Bleus du rugby à 7 à Madrid|website=L'Équipe}}</ref> |birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|8|1|df=y}} |birth_place= |height=1.74 m |weight =75 kg |ru_position=Wing |years1= |clubs1= |apps1= |points1= |repyears1= |repteam1=France U-20 |repcaps1= |reppoints1= |repsevensyears1= |repsevensteam1= France |repsevenscomp1= | medals = {{MedalSport|Men's rugby sevens}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team competition}} }}

{{Not to be confused with||text=university president Stephen Perez}}

'''Stephen Parez-Edo Martin''' (born 1 August 1994) is a French rugby sevens player. He competed for {{nrut7|France}} at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetrugby.com/news/france-name-olympic-sevens-squads/|title=France name Olympic Sevens squads|last=|first=|date=2016-07-13|website=Planetrugby.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/07/13/france-name-olympic-7s-rosters/|title=France name Olympic 7s rosters|last=|first=|date=2016-07-13|website=Americas Rugby News.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rio2016olympicsonline.com/2016/07/france-rugby-sevens-squads-for-rio-2016.html|title=France Rugby Sevens Squads for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|last=|first=|date=2016|website=Rio 2016 Olympics Online.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12040/10513254/rio-olympics-team-squads-for-the-7s|title=Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s|last=|first=|date=28 July 2016|website=skysports.com|publisher=|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/stephen-parez|title=PAREZ Stephen|website=Rio 2016|access-date=2016-09-11|archive-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201518/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/stephen-parez|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013 he played in the U-20 Six Nations Championship and the IRB Junior World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midi-olympique.fr/article/23546-portrait-vii-masculin-113-stephen-parez-edo-du-xv-au-vii-il-ny-quun-pas|title=[Portrait VII Masculin 1/13] Stephen Parez-Edo, du XV au VII il n'y a qu'un pas|last=|first=|date=24 July 2016|website=midi-olympique.fr|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref>

Parez has also taken part in other sports such as Athletics, Taekwondo and Swimming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upandunder.fr/2016/05/rugby-proust-stephen-parez-edo/|title=Rugby-Proust : Stephen Parez-Edo – Up And Under|last=|first=|date=20 May 2016|website=www.upandunder.fr|publisher=|language=French|access-date=2016-09-29}}</ref> He competed for France at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Country Summary: France - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022 |url=https://www.rwcsevens.com/teams/france |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=www.rwcsevens.com |language=en}}</ref>

He was part of the French sevens side that won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games |url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-rugby-sevens-dupont-c91d3dc4557d2c8c2d245a7d21c58d5e |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=France - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/france |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=France crowned men's rugby sevens Olympic champions in Paris |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/947504?lang=en |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref>

==Personal life== Parez was born in France and is of Spanish descent through his father. He moved to Madrid, Spain for 3 years at the age of 7.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/rugby/jo-2024-rugby-a-7-de-los-angeles-a-madrid-et-bientot-paris-stephen-parez-edo-jamais-sans-son-pere-01-06-2024-NBLJKZACRVC5JEVAVPR3IAZHAI.php#:~:text=Depuis%20que%20je%20suis%20petit,d%27horodateurs%20de%20la%20capitale | title=JO 2024, rugby à 7 : De Los Angeles à Madrid et bientôt Paris, Stephen Parez-Edo, jamais sans son père | date=June 2024 }}</ref>

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== External links == * {{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/48789}} * {{ItsRugby}} * {{Olympics.com|stephen-parez}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{CNOSF}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parez, Stephen}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Male rugby sevens players Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for France Category:France international rugby sevens players Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for France Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:French people of Spanish descent