Larissa Franklin
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Born | (1993-03-26) March 26, 1993 (age 31) Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Larissa Franklin (born March 26, 1993) is a Canadian Olympic softball player.[1][2]
Career
Franklin joined Team Canada in 2011, competing in the 2011 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship in Cape Town, South Africa, where her team finished fifth.[3] After joining the senior team in 2013, Franklin competed in the World Cup of Softball and the WBSC Americas Qualifier, winning a silver medal with her team.[4] Franklin has continued playing for Canada, competing in international events such as the 2014, 2016 and 2018 WBSC Women's Softball World Championships, where she won bronze in the latter two events.[4] In 2015, she and her team competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where they won gold, and in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, where they won silver.[1] In June 2021, Franklin was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[5][6]
Personal life
Franklin is openly lesbian.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Larissa Franklin". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Larissa Franklin - Player Profil". Softball Canada. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Meet the Team - Larissa Franklin". softball.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b "Larissa Franklin". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (12 May 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Polish Rower Comes Out After Winning Silver". GO Magazine. 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
External links
- Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons bio
- Western Kentucky Lady Toppers bio
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- 1 Kelsey Harshman
- 2 Natalie Wideman
- 3 Erika Polidori
- 5 Joey Lye
- 7 Jennifer Salling
- 8 Victoria Hayward
- 14 Janet Leung
- 15 Danielle Lawrie
- 17 Sara Groenewegen
- 19 Emma Entzminger
- 25 Jennifer Gilbert
- 26 Larissa Franklin
- 29 Jenna Caira
- 38 Lauren Regula
- 55 Kaleigh Rafter
- Manager: 0 Mark Smith
- Coaches; Lonni Alameda
- Mel Basilio
- Chris Jones
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