RAINCOCK-EKUNWE Nayo

Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: TORONTO, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women CAN Canada	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #07 SRB Serbia 72 CAN Canada 68	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #17 CAN Canada 74 KOR Republic of Korea 53	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #29 CAN Canada 66 ESP Spain 76	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	San Juan, PUR
4	Women	2021	San Juan, PUR

Nay (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2015)

Occupation:

Health Science - Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

English, French

Lyon ASVEL Feminin [France] since 2020

Lisa Thomaidis [national], CAN

Position style:

Centre, Power forward (basketball.eurobasket.com, 01 Apr 2020)

2013 for Canada Against Czech Republic (basketball.ca, 01 Jun 2016)

She had appendicitis in September 2011. (SFU Clan YouTube, 05 Oct 2011)

National league:

Ligue Feminine de Basketball [FRA] (ldlcasvelfeminin.com, 17 Apr 2020)

She began playing basketball at age eight in Toronto, ON, Canada. (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2015; SFU Clan YouTube, 05 Oct 2011)

"I thought basketball was the most fun sport. I like team sports and I was tall, so why not go into basketball?" (SFU Clan YouTube, 05 Oct 2011)

Her game-day routine consists of eating a big breakfast and watching a movie. (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2015)

In 2018 she was named Most Valuable Player in France's Ligue Feminine de Basketball [LFB] while playing for Nantes Reze. (ldlcasvelfeminin.com, 17 Apr 2020)

In 2015 she was named All-German Damen Basketball Bundesliga [DBBL] Import Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Centre of the Year. (slansportsmanagement.com, 01 Jun 2016)

In 2014 she was named Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basket [LNB] Defensive Player of the Year and Centre of the Year. (slansportsmanagement.com, 01 Jun 2016)

In 2013 she was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Star. (basketball.ca, 01 Jun 2016)

In 2011, 2012 and 2013 she was named British Columbia [BC] Basketball Player of the Year. (slansportsmanagement.com, 01 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
EMBRACING HER CURLS
She used to feel self-conscious about her curly hair while growing up, as it was so rare among her peer group. Her mother used to put her hair in braids, but she later starting straightening it with flat irons to try and fit in at high school. She had to wake up two hours before school to complete the process, and she continued to do this during college and for part of her WBNA career. "My hair was dry to the point that it would just like crack off, and it was basically straight after I showered and washed my hair. There was no curl pattern, and it was just bad times. I love [my natural hair]. I'm sad that I embraced my natural hair so late in life. I think curls, kinky hair, coils are just so flattering on so many women." (theundefeated.com, 06 Sep 2017)

HERITAGE
Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Canadian. (theundefeated.com, 06 Sep 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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