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Lavena Cavuru

Date of birth	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Naqelewai, Fiji
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Rugby union career
International career Years Team Apps (Points)  Fiji 4 National sevens team Years Team Comps  Fiji
Medal record Women's rugby sevens Representing  Fiji Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Lavena Cavuru (born 28 June 1994) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Rugby career

Cavuru competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal at the event.

Cavuru was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She also competed at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. In September she played in a warm up match against Canada. She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

References

1. ^ "Lavena Cavuru". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
2. ^ "Lavena Cavuru". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. ^ "Lavena Cavuru". World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
4. Sahim, Zaitun (31 May 2024). "Cavuru and Loganimasi named as captains". fbcnews.com.fj. FBC News. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Lavena Cavuru has been named captain for the Fiji Airways Fijiana 7s side
5. "Have Faith In Your Decision Making Says Cavuru". fasanoc.org.fj. FASANOC. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024. Fiji Sevens Women's playmaker and Olympian Lavena Cavuru
6. "Lavena Cavuru". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
7. "Rugby Sevens - Canada vs Fiji - Pool B Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021. CAVURU Lavena
8. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. Lavena Cavuru
9. "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. Lavena Cavuru
10. "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". Radio New Zealand. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022. Lavena Cavuru
11. Deo, Rohit (31 July 2021). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
12. "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". World.Rugby. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
13. Tavi, Karalaini (27 July 2022). "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
14. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". Radio New Zealand. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. Lavena Cavuru
15. Prasad, Vashneel (1 August 2022). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
16. "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
17. Prasad, Vashneel (31 August 2022). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022. Lavena Cavuru
18. "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022. Lavena Cavuru
19. Prasad, Vashneel (21 September 2022). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022. Lavena Cavuru
20. "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Lavena Cavuru at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
• Lavena Cavuru at Olympedia (archive)
• Lavena Cavuru at Olympics.com
• Lavena Cavuru at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Lavena Cavuru at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)

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