Larissa Franklin (born March 26, 1993) is a Canadian Olympic softball player.[1][2]
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| Born | March 26, 1993 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editFranklin 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]
Franklin represented Canada at the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and won a bronze medal.[7]
Personal life
editFranklin is openly lesbian.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Larissa Franklin". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 10, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Larissa Franklin - Player Profil". Softball Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Team - Larissa Franklin". softball.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Larissa Franklin". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (May 12, 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Callum Pilgrim walks off dramatic game with grand slam, Canada beats Netherlands to claim Women's Softball World Cup bronze medal". wbsc.org. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ "Polish Rower Comes Out After Winning Silver". GO Magazine. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
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