Sharon Acevedo

Sharon Evelin Acevedo Tangarife (born March 5, 1993) is a female rugby sevens player. She played for Colombia's women's national rugby sevens team at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.[1] She was named in Colombia's women's 2016 Olympic sevens team.[2]

Sharon Acevedo
Full nameSharon Evelin Acevedo Tangarife
Date of birth (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
Colombia
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2014 VeracruzTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaTeam competition
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Tangarife.

She is the older sister of Nicole Acevedo who is also a rugby sevens player.[3]

References
  1. "Rugby 7 Athlete Profile : ACEVEDO TANGARIFE Sharon Evelin - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  2. "ACEVEDO Sharon". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  3. "Seven Relation Army: Meet the 7 sets of siblings competing in the Olympic rugby sevens at Rio 2016". Rio 2016. 2016-08-01. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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