Kaleigh Rafter

Kaleigh Rafter (born August 18, 1986) is a Canadian softball player.[1]

Kaleigh Rafter
Personal information
Born (1986-08-18) August 18, 1986
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Women's Softball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Surrey
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Caracas
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro

Career

Rafter has been part of the national women's team since 2007. Rafter represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where the team finished fourth.[1]

Rafter has represented Canada at four Pan American Games: 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019, winning medals at all four events, including a gold medal in 2015 on home soil.[1] Rafter was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in May 2021.[2][3]

References

  1. "Kaleigh Rafter". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. Nichols, Paula (12 May 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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